Trust Me (2024)
Animated short documentary following a young woman's diagnosis of bipolar: a journey of self-acceptance to challenge everyday stigma. In "Trust Me", a genre-bending short documentary, a young woman uses humour and compassion to share her moving and deeply personal story of coming to terms with her mental health condition. When she starts exhibiting atypical and extreme behaviour, her loved ones trick her into hospitalisation against her will. She is diagnosed with bipolar disorder which starts her challenging journey of self-acceptance, confronting internalised and societal stigma, and learning to trust herself and others again.
Director: Melanie Cura Daball
https://directorsnotes.com/2024/03/27/melanie-cura-daball-trust-me/
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Anne Chataigné as Herself |
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Nicole Schretlen Montes as Anne |
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Harry J. Bartlett as Adam |
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Nadia Forde as Mel |
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Franciska Steiner as Doctor |
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Pamela Hall as Nurse |
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Akaash Shemar as Friend |
| Directing | Melanie Cura Daball | Director |
| Writing | Melanie Cura Daball | Writer |
| Writing | Anne Chataigné | Writer |
| Production | Chloe Abrahams | Producer |
| Camera | Natalja Safronova | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hannah Bush Bailey | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Kevin Corry | Editor |
| Editing | Melanie Cura Daball | Additional Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lisa Cruz | Lead Animator |
| Production | Souvid Datta | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Camille Gibut | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ollie Magee | Animation |
