Just being filmed regardless of what you're
discussing, is just fun to be on camera.
So yeah, I would say it's a fun process.
It's been good to be part of a film crew,
be part of being filmed. Looking back at seeing
myself being filmed.
It was a new experience, I mean, living with
mental illness, quite a severe mental illness
and then doing something like that, that could
possibly reach out to other people.
Talking to a camera, it sort of just brought
the whole thing out, it would have been so
so difficult to put this into words. And that's
the power of the whole film.
To see other people and how they handle their
problems really impacted on me still.
You know, it made me think, I'm not alone.
It was like watching someone else and so it
took me at least 3 to 4 go's before I could
actually share it with my daughter.
My daughter was aware that I was struggling
but I don't think she understood.
Since then we've gotten so much closer and I feel now
that I can speak to her about anything now
because you know, we have gone past that, we have gone past that whole
obstacle of what happened then. And this is how we're moving forward.
And through your experience I was able to
talk actually in front of people and maybe
if I hadn't done the film I wouldn't have
been able to talk. You know, but because I
remember sitting and talking with you I just
kind of thought back to that and it was easy
to do.
It certainly helped me with my confidence
and I'm really pleased to say that I'm part
of a project where we're enlightening people.
To hear my own voice in a recording studio
and then to hear the outcomes of it. Very
very inspiring and happy for me because I
never dreamed that I would have anything recorded.
Even when I'm gone, my story will still be
there and that's my legacy.
And I'm really proud of it.
I'm looking forward to people actually coming
out to watch this film and not only to watch
the film but to take something from it and
use as a tool in the future.
