Smile and Carry On is a 10-minute drama narrative film, following the character of Mia.

Mia is a young woman suffering from depression. Finding herself lost within her thoughts, she hides herself away from her housemates who each have different approaches towards the difficult situation. Lila, Mia's best friend, becomes frustrated and angry, hurt that Mia doesn't trust her enough to talk to her. It is only when Zak, Mia's housemate, who gives off a 'laddish' persona, talks to her and opens up to her, letting her know she's not alone, does she finally see some light in the darkness.

This film aims to share the message that everyone can be affected by depression, even if you do not suffer from it. We want to let people know that they aren't alone, and it's okay. We want to show that even though it's frustrating, depression is a serious and delicate issue and people react differently to it. We want to get the message across that compassion and empathy are what encourages someone person to open up.

Rebecca Halter

Rebecca Halter has worked on a range of projects over the last 4 years for the BBC in a local project about the local area which was then shown on the Big Screen in the centre of Bristol. For the Paralympics, a documentary about the British Paralympic team training in Bath, which was then shown in a 360 degree cinema at the time of the Paralympics in Weymouth and was a part of the blogging campaign at the Olympics 2012 including the opening ceremony. She has also worked on shorts for independent film makers, as a runner and a cinematographer. 

 Rebecca is the Director, Producer and Writer of Smile and Carry On. She will also be the camera operator of the film. As the writer of the film, she has a the most connection with the production. She based the story on true events and wanted to convey how people need to help with people with depression. With this film she hopes to raise awareness for people with depression and hopefully help people to gain a better understanding and want a better knowledge of the illness.

Leah Croft

Within her final year at Falmouth University, Leah has gained a passion for developing her skills within production design, taking a life's interest in art and applying it to film. As an element of filmmaking that has been often overlooked within student films, Leah intends on using her role to expand Mia's world, showing her character through the mise-en-scene of the film, as well as the costume design. This will help bring the film to its full potential through increasing the quality to be more professional, allowing us to gain a standard in which Film Festivals will be more inclined to show our film, letting us spread our message not only throughout Britain, but hopefully throughout the world.

Kirsty Hardy

Kirsty is a 3rd year student studying (Ba) Hons Film. Over the three years at University she has participated in the production and post-production of various student films, giving her a wide knowledge of film-making including Sound recording and camera operating. Most importantly, she has been developing her skills as an editor in Avid and Adobe software. Her most recent work includes editing and assisting on two music videos for &Co, as well as editing a documentary for Catamaran Sailor Tom Phipps to promote himself to enter Britain's Olympic team in the 2016 Olympics.

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