Locked Inside: How Covid-19 Impacted Mental Health

Two college students tell their stories about how they have dealt with mental health before and during the pandemic. Along with hearing from a psychologist and a psychiatrist, these four individuals will talk about how Covid-19 has affected mental health using personal experience and professional knowledge.

  • Munro McLaren
    Director
  • Munro McLaren
    Producer
  • Austin Mitrione
    Key Cast
    "As Himself"
  • Hope Edwards
    Key Cast
    "As Herself"
  • Anthony F. Tasso
    Key Cast
    "As Himself"
  • Harris Strokoff
    Key Cast
    "As Himself"
  • Munro McLaren
    Story by
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Interview, Non fiction
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 29, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    540 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Fairleigh Dickinson University
Director Biography - Munro McLaren

Munro McLaren is a filmmaker and writer. She has written many different screenplays, three of which were filmed for one of her classes. "Locked Inside: How Covid-19 Impacted Mental Health" is Munro’s first big project. She hopes to work her way up to directing and writing for TV and Film.

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Director Statement

Hello, I am a first time filmmaker. I love making films and writing scripts. Locked Inside: How Covid-19 Impacted Mental Health was a project that took over a year and a half to complete and it means so much to me that people will finally see it. Locked Inside was a film I made for my senior thesis film. Besides the composer for the film, the crew was entirely made up of other college students.

The topic of the film is a topic that I think needs to be talked about more. Mental health is incredibly important and even more so with the pandemic and how it has affected people. I hope when you watch this film that it speaks to you. It has a powerful message that I think everyone needs to hear more and that is: "you are not alone."

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope that this statement resonates with you.

Thank you,
Munro McLaren