| dc.description.abstract | My project is a 2D animated short film following the journey of a cherry blossom petal named Petal. She desperately wants to be a part of the forest goddess’s flower veil, just like all the other petals. It is the greatest honor of any petal’s life. However, the petal soon becomes worried that she will be damaged as she is dragged across the forest floor. The other petals reassure her that she will be fine, but what will she do if her worst fear comes true? This short will illustrate how the petal’s trauma and anxieties impact her life and how she deals with them as they take on a physical form.
When faced with anxiety, psychologists will often state that your fears are an overreaction. A lot of the time, they are right. However, if your worst fear comes true, all that advice shatters. Your overreactions now seem plausible, and it does not take long for those fears to consume your mind. It is important to let people know this can happen, and there is a path to recovery.
For this reason, I will explore the use of a metaphor for anxiety and trauma on a person’s wellbeing. In doing this, I want to normalize reactions to suffering and show an instance of how facing trauma can help one heal from their experiences. Trauma and anxiety take on many different forms, but they always intrude on life, making it hard to live normally. Starting a conversation about this validates the daily struggles of people with mental illness. | en |
