BPD

When I write a story, I always start from characters: the best way I learn to get to know them is by understanding their neurosis and psychosis. This film was specifically done for a 6-days short film competition in Italy. I only knew I had Vera as the lead actress, my garage as the only location and a few friends to help me out. When I talked to Vera about my vision I was wondering about the protagonists' psychology. This is when she confessed me that she suffers from BPD.

A person who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder is emotionally unstable in a way that many people find hard to understand. This is why I thought that making a film about it could be useful. I've been reading about BPD for a long time but I never fully grasped its true nature; it was when I worked on this film with Vera that I finally got it. She helped me understand how the character would react to specific situations, and she made it clear by telling me about her life. This is why I decided to stage this condition allegorically. Words and logic are often overrated in films.

The Structure of the film follows some of the main symptomps of BPD, such as a fragmented sense of self, a feeling of emptiness, the fear of abandonment and self-hatred. The film doesn't provide the protagonist with the solution to the problem, because there's no easy way out of BPD, although it is possible to work on it with dialectical behavioral therapy.