Firstly - thank you for taking an interest in my project!
I am a final year Filmmaker at University in Manchester. For my final film, I am creating a documentary exploring and shedding light on Depersonalisation Disorder, also known as DPD.
An estimated 1.2 million people in the UK alone suffer from DPD - and some of those sufferers don't even know that what they live with is in fact a mental illness.
Depersonalisation has been compared to feeling like you're asleep, or as though you're watching your life take place in front of you, but you're not really the one living it. Some describe it as feeling as though everything is dulled down, from emotions, to interest, even to some of your senses.
One of the main aims for my documentary is to inform viewers that it is not an uncommon illness - in fact, it is likely that you or someone you know is a sufferer. To get this point across, I would like as many voices to come forward as possible, talking about their experiences, regardless of gender, location, age, race or sexuality.
To do this, there are two options:
1. You can record your voice, describing how DPD makes you feel, what DPD is to you, and how you experience it.
2. You can choose to write a description of DPD in your experiences, how it makes you feel and what it is to you.
If you are interested, you can either choose to have your name shown in the credits; alternatively, I can leave you anonymous, if you would prefer.
If you would like to be shown in the credits, it will likely look something like this (subject to change, however you will be included, regardless of wording - unless you would rather be left anonymous):
"Voices: [Your Name]" or "Audio Experiences written by: [Your Name]" or "With thanks to [Your Name]".
Thank you for showing an interest, please fill out the form below if you would like to proceed.
If you would like to support the creation of the documentary, please consider donating or sharing my Crowd Funder page - thank you so much!
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/lamentation**The email address requirement is simply so that I can collect your audio recording if you are sending one. If you are not sending one, I will only email to thank you for your time. This will not be given to anyone other than myself only.**