This month i have been working on a mini documentary focusing on mental health on teenagers.
This topic meant something to me because many of my inspirations have suffered from some sort of mental health problem such as Nick Drake, Syd Barrett, Vincent Van Gogh etc. Making this documentary required much research and i discovered how much of a serious topic this and how it isn’t talked about enough. Mental health within teenagers is serious, research has shown that half the girls who suffer from mental health say they compare themselves to others on social media, teenagers who are part of the LGBTQ+ are double more likely to suffer from mental health issues, and the list goes on.
For the documentary i had interviewed the School counselor, Jonathan, to talk about these issues and his experience with teenagers who have suffered from mental health. The interview was really interesting and he believed that more girls go to him for help than boys.
The intro to the documentary was inspired by a scene in ‘Call me by your name’ where Elio is sitting outside underneath a royal blue sky colour. Its not a memorable scene is the movie, but it was a scene in which i found really fitted the aesthetic tone of the movie. As much as i wanted to, i decided not to use Sufjan Stevens music, but am now choosing between The Velvet Underground OR Nico.
I have yet to finish my documentary as there’s still much more editing to do, however i’m looking forward to finishing it as it’s been very stressful but overall it was fun to make, and i have learnt many things about this subject and how important it is that we spread awareness about this certain topic.
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