Tasheba Francis's Capstone

Lonely Lollipop
Lonely Lollipop
I made a music video that represents the emotions that come with living with mental illnesses. I don't want to post it on here until I present the project so enjoy this picture of a lonely lollipop. I tried something different for my capstone. My passion for video editing in tenth-grade still lives with me. Since my family has a history of mental illnesses and recently someone was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Growing up and going to many schools, adults and students tend to devalue mental illnesses once a person hits a certain age. In some cases, a person won’t be able to overcome illness or control it. People will tell someone with depression to stop being depressed, It’s not easy. I made this video to show people how this is a problem people have to face and live with. You can call this a PSA if it seems to way to you. Anxiety and depression are present mostly in teenagers. I hope this can bring some type of awareness even if people think it is bad or good, I just wanna get my point across.


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