About this Short Film
Me, Myself and Depression, by Redbank Plains State High School (Australia, 2016), is a school documentary that centres on young people’s lived experience of depression. Through candid first‑person reflections and everyday moments it describes how low mood, social awkwardness, bullying and fear can shape daily life, and how connection, faith groups and helping others feature in some people’s responses. The tone is honest and conversational rather than clinical, inviting viewers to listen, reflect and better understand adolescents’ perspectives. Audiences looking for an accessible, peer-made account of mental health in a school context will find material for discussion and greater empathy, making the film a measured contribution to conversations at the Focus on Ability festival.
Film Details
Film Transcript
Every year Australians face depression, and every year the number of adolescents affected there is more and more.
You, unlike people going "he gave me his camera to talk", I guess. I was my parents, I guess. Yeah. I don't see the point anymore. I thought about suicide. Well, the time came. I got scared.
The mark is a victim of bullying, mainly due to a social awkwardness and his extreme introvert system.
What do you think about the mocker? Never liked me. What about his depression? Do you feel bad about him? Shouldn't even care about anything. Doing it asked an answer more questions. Depressed the market. No, I didn't know. I just—I didn't bully you. My just Tom. I don't know. You can get depressed of this age.
Day 22 of my church meetings, which have highly been recognised by a lot of people who went through what I went through.
I love my job. I just love it, the feeling of helping someone conquer something that I went through. I just feel so proud; it's like, wow. In the library, so now I talks to us.
Filmmaker
Redbank Plains State High School is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Redbank Plains State High School.
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It's so touching. Congrats guy. Very proud