Quietly suffering
Mental health is a major impact on teens. Reach out to others for help.
Film
“Happy”
This film is about a major depressive disorder called smiling depression where individuals appear happy and functional outwardly while hiding intense inner turmoil, anxiety, or despair. T
what i don’t say
An extroverted teenager with a large circle combats depression and suicidal thoughts behind closed doors. During her last days before her planned suicide, her friends invite her out. Though she’s physically there, her mind drifts off to negative thoughts.
Breaking her facade, she hides in a bathroom stall as she has a mental breakdown; confused with guilt and loneliness.
In the end, her friend walks in offering open arms. At last she exposes her vulnerability, what she was once afraid of. Showing emotional growth; Encouraging viewers to do so too.
What Are You?
Through the art of poetry, I, Kaia Resell, channel the complex and difficult feelings I’ve grown up with as I relate my own identity. Being both Norwegian and Japanese, the daughter of an immigrant, and an American citizen, I’ve felt like the other in a group of minorities; not white enough for the white kids and not asain enough for the asian kids. This PSA is intended to help fellow multiracial, multicultural kids realize that they can accept all aspects of their identity and never let anyone make them feel like they aren’t what they know they are.
I Lost Her
This entry is a short film about love and a tragic loss entering the Metal Health category. The short film revolves around a young couple Prince and Sophia that are deeply in love, but one regular day like any other tragedy struck, Sophia tragically died in a car crash, Prince unable to bear the loss of his significant other falls into a deep depression, in doing so he starts to lose himself to the depression eventually making him dangerously close to overdosing, making him blackout until he collapses onto his couch, but in the nick of time Prince’s friend Arthur, manages to find Prince collapsed onto the couch and managed to help Prince embracing him in a hug.
What if?
This video portrays the Hispanic household’s relationships not only within parents but also with friends. Having the necessity to always look perfect and act like everything is okay is something us hispanic teens struggle with the most, usually leading to suppressing our emotions and feel along and helpless. In the Hispanic culture, a man is not supposed to cry is not supposed to be vulnerable and that is why it’s a little harder on us boys to not only seek help but sometimes even understand what our emotions mean and what type of help we need.
Music: My Friend, My Hero
For me, music has always been there for me when no one else could. It doesn’t judge me when I stumble. Rather, it understands how I feel. It just sits there, speaking to me in a way that only my heart understands.
In another universe, I can say out loud that music is my closest friend. When no one else is around to support me, it’s the buddy who never leaves my side. I imagine music wearing a cape, leaping from rooftops, soaring through the sky, and lifting people off the ground. I imagine a universe where the unique music I discovered, and love, is a hero everyone can see, feel, and celebrate.
Music has and will continue to change my life. I wanted to share my story and inspire other people to find meaning in what’s around them, just like music was there for me.
The Presentation
Our film, “The Presentation” is about a boy named Ethan, who has social anxiety, and his experience of having to present with social anxiety. He works on the presentation slides and when the day comes around, Ethan is terribly anxious at the front of the class. However, a friend of his helps him out, supporting Ethan with presenting.
Choose to understand
Our film shows how people grow up with different cultural traditions, such as daily habits, celebrations, and prayer. It shows how the common stereotypes of cultures make us feel isolated or self-conscious. But when one person chooses to understand instead of judge, it allows us to make meaningful connections.
What Are You?
Through the art of poetry, I, Kaia Resell, channel the complex and difficult feelings I’ve grown up with as I relate my own identity. Being both Norwegian and Japanese, the daughter of an immigrant, and an American citizen, I’ve felt like the other in a group of minorities; not white enough for the white kids and not asain enough for the asian kids. This PSA is intended to help fellow multiracial, multicultural kids realize that they can accept all aspects of their identity and never let anyone make them feel like they aren’t what they know they are.