Trust Me

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

Cast: Anne Chataigné, Nicole Schretlen Montes, Harry J. Bartlett, Nadia Forde, Franciska Steiner, Pamela Hall, Akaash Shemar

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.