What’S Eating My Mind

Synopsis



Noella Luka is a filmmaker who dreamed of living and working abroad. That dream came to an end when she was hospitalized and diagnosed with a bipolar disorder while at film school in the USA. Now back in Kenya, where mental health issues are usually taboo, Noella’s been recollecting and recording what she can remember, trying to shine a light on what happened to her and why. But doing so makes everyone feel uncomfortable, including herself, so she has to figure out how to talk to her family, friends, and community. How come nobody noticed anything – or did they, and they didn’t want to talk about it? Her family tries to be supportive, but they are unsure of what this means. It feels like she has to change everything, including her friends. Her old friends can’t understand what she is going through. How can they?She then joins a support group, where she meets Nick, who relocated back home from Colombia where he was on a journey to become a catholic priest. The promise of wealth in a foreign land, culture shock, disappointment about his life’s path, discrimination as a foreigner saw him question his decision to become a priest. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Back home, Nick is trying to fit in a world that constantly questions his life choices. His closest family are his grandmother and sister who still have faith that he will thrive in life. Nick exposes the difference of life when one doesn’t have any support system.When Nick disappears, Noella has to try to help the family find him. This also takes a toll on her, and after her mother becomes unwell, she finds herself amidst a storm. How does she survive this?

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