Homebound

It was important for me to write and direct this film as it is a story that I have been wanting to tell for a long time and I just needed the right cast and crew supporting me. I think it is an important story that needs to be told and is something that audiences need to see. The subject is very broad and there is a lot of scope for story telling. I focused on the family aspect and wanted to see how the dynamics of a family would work when you put something like post-traumatic stress disorder into the mix. The story is about Daniel, a husband and father but also a soldier. He returns home after being hit by an IED road side bomb. His wife and daughter are unaware of the struggles that they will face as a family as Daniel tries to come to terms with his near death experience. Instead of following a linear narrative of events, I wanted to highlight certain stages of PTSD from his return home, so Homebound follows the story of Daniel and Rachel’s struggle as time passes. I did this to try and keep the story engaging and not to become too repetitive in the actions of the characters so by putting it into a timeline of months it helps the narrative move along. Daniels character is very emotionally numb and this is a theme that runs throughout the film.