Erica’s desperate to burst Paul out of his Depression, but on the first day he takes medication, she pushes too hard.

Director’s statement: The representation of Depression in modern media is so often the sad person, who takes medication, and is sad. The human experience of a mental health problem, for both the sufferer and loved ones observing, is much more complex.

When spending long periods of time with a loved one experiencing Depression, I realised I had no idea how to help, or how to act around him when a black mood descended. I realised I was making things worse, but had no guidance on how else to be. It was then that I realised that there are no examples of stories or films that I knew of which exemplified what I should or could do for my loved one who was suffering so clearly but so internally.

Bubble endeavours to be one such example.

Katie is a writer and director who has recently graduated from the National Film and Television School. She’s had plays performed at the Soho Theatre in London and poetry published in anthologies. ‘Bubble’ is Katie’s first short film, which won the Audience Choice award at Nottingham International Film Festival, and Katie has been nominated for Best Director and Talented New Filmmaker at London’s International Film Festival 2017.

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