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Directing Change

Atrophy

Tags: Monthly Prompt
Film Description:

Just recently I’ve been diagnosed with manic depression and social anxiety, although I’ve known something was wrong for years now. During my sophomore year I fell into a pit of atrophy, I was tearing myself apart from the inside, paranoid that everyone around me hated me. I felt like and still feel like I’m losing my mind and everything and everyone around me. This piece is a representation of my mental state during the toughest times of my life and those who kept me grounded.
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