Six minutes of 'same brain' energy that'll wreck you and fix you simultaneously.
Three individuals describe their unique ways of coping with everyday stress, anxiety, and mental health. A narrative short film presented as documentary-style interviews, exploring the honest, messy reality of coping mechanisms and neurodivergent life.
Acting
Devastatingly natural performances that blur documentary line.
Direction
Murphy's restraint lets silence hit harder than dialogue.
Editing
Six minutes that feel like a lifetime, in the best way.
Director
Tom Murphy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Murphy cast non-professionals with lived neurodivergent experience, then destroyed the script through improvisation — the hesitations and self-corrections are the real text.
Released during the 'authenticity economy' of mental health content, the film's refusal to resolve or inspire sparked debate about who owns neurodivergent narratives.
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