Filmmaker Statement

This is a movie about mental illness, but more importantly about the loneliness that comes with it. It’s an exploration of the struggles that accompany depression, such as the lack of understanding from people around you, the loop you get stuck in and the lack of care for oneself, reaching the point of poor hygiene and bad habits. Fran represents a side of me that I was forced to face in the past few years: the fear of failure, the pressure of the expectations put upon myself and the disappointment of how things turned out. I hope this short reaches the people that are going through some rough times and makes them feel less lonely, and that it reaches those who’ve never experienced this type of struggle and helps them understand those who do.