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my thoughts on suicide - (watch it on black for maximum impact...)
This is a quick edit from my first student film i made many moons ago: 1993.
It's an autobiographical account of my first nervous breakdown when i was 19. I directed, wrote, shot and edited and narrated the whole piece.
My film teacher told me that making a piece about mental illness was a fine balancing act: too heavy handed, and people would not take it seriously. Not serious enough, and it would come off looking like a bad comedy.
This film went on to win several awards, play in several international film festivals, and to this day, can still move people to tears with the last 2 minutes of the film...
My film teacher had tears in her eyes when she saw my final rough cut of the film. So did almost all of my classmates.
I'm trying to edit this so I can put it on youtube because I think it's an important film. Important because even in the year 2010, mental illness is still a dirty word...
*its now 2018, and the stigma is slowly lifting...
my thoughts on suicide - (watch it on black for maximum impact...)
This is a quick edit from my first student film i made many moons ago: 1993.
It's an autobiographical account of my first nervous breakdown when i was 19. I directed, wrote, shot and edited and narrated the whole piece.
My film teacher told me that making a piece about mental illness was a fine balancing act: too heavy handed, and people would not take it seriously. Not serious enough, and it would come off looking like a bad comedy.
This film went on to win several awards, play in several international film festivals, and to this day, can still move people to tears with the last 2 minutes of the film...
My film teacher had tears in her eyes when she saw my final rough cut of the film. So did almost all of my classmates.
I'm trying to edit this so I can put it on youtube because I think it's an important film. Important because even in the year 2010, mental illness is still a dirty word...
*its now 2018, and the stigma is slowly lifting...