2019 was a significant year of growth for me that was largely focused on my mental health and wellness. In the past, I’ve retreated when faced with my depression and/or anxiety, not knowing how to acknowledge and address it. In isolation, you spend a lot of time mulling over your thoughts. While this space can allow negative feelings of yourself to fester, it also offers the opportunity to be introspective, get to the root of whatever issues may have been left disregarded, and work on learning to love yourself the right way. It is a conscious decision to be gentle and think gently with/about yourself.

Green Room is my first 16mm short film. I wanted to explore the visualization of this concept and how it pertains to my own experience with my mental health. I integrated visuals and audio from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland (1951) to support my representation of what it feels like to fall down this mental rabbit hole and become comfortable in one’s isolation.