Short Film Social – My Film, My Story, OUR Mental Health

11 August, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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Short Film Social focuses on Mental Health!

The stigma attached to mental health issues may be receding over time, but that does not mean the struggles are easy to talk about.

Everybody has their own unique journey and story to share. Three young filmmakers will be joining us on 11 August 2020 at the Short Film Social, to share their films based on the different aspects of mental health. Hear them open up about the film and chat with moderator, Khoo Yi Feng from CHAT, about the importance of mental health.

Film Title	Director	Synopsis
Special Jimmy	Cho Jun Ming	What I hear isn’t what they know, what I believed isn’t what is real. Inspired by a true event, this short film, directed by Cho Jun Ming, depicts the inner struggles faced by Jimmy, a troubled teenager who hears voices other people do not hear, believing others are plotting to harm him. He shares his thoughts with his father and Theresa, a trusted friend who stands by him. The boundaries between reality and imagination become blurred when Jimmy’s schoolmates showed him a video recording of him speaking to himself. Is Theresa just a figment of his imagination? Is his encounter with his father part of reality?
Black Box	Kartik Anand	An OCD sufferer opens up raw about his condition and shares how he deals with it. The short film, titled as ‘BLACK BOX’ is a documentary of an OCD sufferer opens up raw about his condition and shares how he deals with it. The short film will give viewers a simulation experience of how someone with OCD feels on the inside.
Monologue	Denise Tan	The short film, titled as ‘BLACK BOX’ is a documentary of an OCD sufferer opens up raw about his condition and shares how he deals with it. The short film will give viewers a simulation experience of how someone with OCD feels on the inside. Yang Yi has never truly understood why he thought he deserved to feel the way he did. But somehow, deep in his core, he believed in his misery and depression. How can one not when one constantly hears such thoughts and words. What made a difference was a beacon of someone willing to listen, and actually understands what he struggled to. It took a long time for Yang to realise how depressed and alone he was, but now, he might be starting to see that doesn’t have to be the case. After all, would you speak to a friend the way you speak to yourself?

Session Moderator

Khoo Yi Feng
Passionate about improving public literacy on issues relating to mental health, Yi Feng has been called “the Mental Health Guy” by friends for doing “everything with mental health.” As a Youth Support Worker at CHAT, he attends to young people in distress via phone calls and in-person engagements. Believing in the power of holding space for genuine connection and mutual understanding, he has moderated more than 15 panels. He looks forward to discuss the films with you and the directors!