Film treatment

Basic Film idea

Our film is based on a a 17 year old girl who suffers from schizophrenia. In the past she had faced severe bullying which she constantly flash backs upon hearing the voices of those who tormented her. As she grew up she fell into the wrong social groups, because she felt she had to constantly please everyone around her. Ultimatley this leads to her drinking and smoking. One morning she wakes up with bruises on her body but has no idea where they came from. As the film progresses she recieves a variety of threatening letters and more strange injuries. This leads her to a loss in confidence and is unable to trust the people around her as she believes someone is out to get her. Towards the end of the film we discover that she has a split personality and is infact self harming. The entire film is based upon how she stuggles to overcome her addiction and the consequences it leaves her such as: being excluded from her 16th for for irresponsible behaviour and she is then put on a warning at her work place for being unfit for work (drunk). But at her work place she forms a close freindship with the receptionist,, stacey who helps her come of the drugs and limit the amount of drinking.  In the end we see her 2 years later recieving her A level certificates, working at a youth charity and still close with stacey.