It’s so important to me as it is still largely stigmatised and unrepresented. When I first started struggling with my mental health, I didn’t understand what I was going through and if it had been spoken about more, then it would have been a lot easier for me, and so I hope that with the work I do, I can make it that slight bit easier for other people.

I wanted to tell a story about something I was passionate about and had experience with, and so wrote about a teenage girl with depression. I wanted to explore the way her depression wasn’t caused by anything in particular such as something that had happened in her life, and so to explore the fact that it was down to her ‘roots’ in a way. I also wanted to create a friendship between two characters and to focus on the relationship between them to show how important it is to support each other.

Yes I am! I’m working on a new short film ‘Self-charm’ which we will be shooting next month. It will focus on a character who is struggling with self-harm, but I don’t want it to be triggering at all and will use the film to show alternatives and ways to get help. I’m also working on the feature version of Faulty Roots. I’ve learnt so much already from the process of developing a short into a feature and I really can’t wait to be able to share more news about the project soon!