Issues or Topics Featured in Our Short Film by Maria Beardall

Main Topics Covered:

Depression

feelings of severe despondency and dejection

Grief

intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death

Loss

the fact or process of losing something or someone

Bullying

use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force them to do something

Isolation

the process or fact of isolating or being isolated

These issues are highlighted in the school setting and the graveyard setting, where edited in flashbacks will be seen, and are dealt with in a serious, yet non obvious manner until the end of the film. They are, unfortunately, relatable issues and also may have been experienced by our audience. Therefore they can connote feelings of relatability and also have a sense of social realism from these topics, as well as a psychological element as mental illness is a key feature in our film and displayed a lot, yet only revealed at the end - a real feeling of what it's like to be inside someone's head and the world outside of it. This way it can spread light on realities of mental illnesses and also experiences from the person suffering with one and others who know someone who is.

We hope it can be a eye opener.