Belongg Mental Health Collective, a platform that focuses on bringing bias-free mental health services and experiences to people who otherwise face bias on account of their identity, has announced that it will be screening films virtually to raise awareness on mental health.
Hamza Bangash’s short film Dia (2018) and Nicola Fan’s short Daffodil (2020) are the two films that will be screened.
Dia is the story of Mariam, who is determined to escape her conservative family by pursuing a secret romance online. When her mother suggests an arranged marriage, she refuses. With the clock ticking, her romance takes a dark twist, revealing the extremes that Mariam will go to keep her relationship alive.
The Cantonese and English language short Daffodil is a trip through the psyche of an apathetic workaholic in the sudden wake of her estranged mother's suicide.
Dia will be screened on 25 March and Daffodil on 1 April. The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the respective filmmakers.
Belongg Mental Health Collecttive aims to create a network of inclusive school counsellors who are skilled in addressing the mental health needs of young people with especially pronounced well-being needs based on identity markers such as gender, race, sexuality, immigrant status, race, ethnicity, disability, caste and religion.