LOOK: A Mental Health/Film Initiative is a volunteer run, non-profit program that provides those with a mental illness the opportunity, with the support of mentors from the film and teaching community to express themselves creatively through making their own short film or documentary. The environment is designed to be inclusive, collaborative, supportive and sensitive to the special and individual needs of the students.
The short films created by this year’s LOOK Program participants will be screened during our in-person festival running August 20-24, 2024!
When –– 5:00-7:00pm Thursday August 22, 2024
Where –– RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina SK
2024 Student Films
“A Love Letter”
(dir. Shawn Coates)
A short film about passion, joy, and love for something that has changed the filmmaker’s life.
“Our Two Spirits”
(dir. Marina Pelletier)
A short documentary exploring the challenges of Indigenous and queer people known as Two-spirit. The film dives into some history and how they have always been around but also investigates recent issues threatening the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community.
“Never Give Up”
(dir. Marc Gagnon)
A glimpse into the life of a young man who is living alone, with some support, for the first time. What’s for lunch? Learning to make a horiatiki salad loosely parallels the struggles and successes of learning to live independently.
“First Kiss Mania Switch”
(dir. Maggie Kelly)
A short animated film that recounts moments in the life of Mag Pie, a 35 year old woman who is ravaged by life. Between her low self esteem and depression she does not see what is in front of her. Until she does. Were her indiscretions what ripped her world apart? Or was this the catalyst for the change she needed in their life?
“Who Am I”
(dir. Amy-Louise Roberts)
A documentary short that explores the life of one individual who is working hard to overcome her fair share of personal battles and follows her journey as she attempts to understand what made her who she is today.
“Little Trooper”
(dir. Emma Bailey)
An exploration of the filmmaker’s personal experience with childhood illness, and the ways in which it affected her and her mental health in the years to follow. Only recently has she been able to reflect on her childhood and acknowledge the experience of her 10-year-old self.
“Fear To Joy”
(dir. Kayla Mac Harrison)
The feeling of fear and joy as a whole, this is a human experience of importance, as we go through these emotions and acknowledge them as a showing of vulnerability and also self-discovery, that there is power in embracing these emotions.