The Story..
Conscience is a hard hitting drama film based around a 15 year old girl called Ella and her mother Jane, who suffers from severe bi-polar disorder. This story follows 3 days in the life of Ella identifying the extreme highs and lows of living with a loved one who suffers from an illness they can't control. Ella has lived with this for as long as she can remember, she has witnessed traumatic times that no 15 year old should. On top of this, she has to deal with her school work, helping to bring up her two younger brothers and have time to just be Ella. Jane's illness gets to a point where it is no longer controllable, and quite clearly Ella can't help anymore. This is where Ella decides to take matters into her own hands, not just for the sake of her and her brothers, but what she deems the right thing to do for her Mother.
Conscience is based around raw emotion and truth, it's a film that will make you question what you would do in Ella's shoes. There is no identified right or wrong answer, but what would you do in her situation?
This film is important to us as we feel that there aren't enough films that show the plight of the person on the receiving end of someone who suffers from a mental illness. We feel that this subject matter shouldn't be taboo and hopefully by us making this film we can encourage how serious this issue is in everyday life.
Where is your money going?
Location - If we have nowhere to film.. then there is no film.
Locations don't come cheap, we need to rent a house for the entire duration of the shoot.
Camera department - We have basic camera equipment, but in order to make sure this film can look as cinematic as possible so we can therefore take this film to festivals we need better lenses and steadicam.
Production design - We don't just need the basics for this department, we need to make a set for part of our film, which means stripping everything back and starting from scratch. We also need to make a mould to make our sugar glass which features in the crucial scene of Conscience.
Actors expenses and travel cost.
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Other Ways You Can Help
If you can't make a donation.. don't worry. Your help would be appreciated in any case. Please help share the promotion of Conscience and help raise awareness about Mental health.