Some Thoughts About the Film
I have long felt a sense of duty towards being open about my own struggles with mental health, in the hope that the stigma and...
The man who wouldn't walk on the floor
having decided to keep the flashing text as a motif running through the film. I redesigned the shot of the man being swallowed by the...
Medication Motif
I decided to use the medication warning label as a motif running through the film, so i composited it into this shot, and also the one of...
Furniture Walk
I decided not to make any 'characters' in my film, as I wanted the people to feel faceless. Passed over as society degrades sufferers of...
Making the Imagery
I started experimenting with inverted imagery, as I wanted all the images to have a sense of "wrongness", that something was unnatural...
Bathtime
I was desperate for ways to feel some kind of control over my life, while being in hospital. I asked to be allowed my razor, to have a...
Keep Away From Children
I remember when I first arrived on the ward, having to hand over all the things I couldn't be trusted with. Shoelaces, phone charger,...
Dice/Pills/Pills/Dice
One man often placed the dice in his mouth. Was he just used to all the medication?
Monopoly
Finding an old monopoly board on the ward made for a very happy moment. Actually playing it was another thing entirely.
The floor is lava
Another of the characters I met, was a man who refused to walk across the floor. He would walk across chairs, tables and sofas. He would...
have you seen the purple headed rabbit?
During my time in hospital, I often spoke with other patients about their various struggles with mania and psychosis. There was a man on...
pills pills pills
It feels like an endless cycle of side effects and withdrawal.
