Compulsion (a Short Film about OCD)
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Mike Crews
Abstract
This short film is a personified depiction of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a disorder that is vastly misunderstood by the general public, so I wanted to shine a light on some of the parts of OCD that don’t get talked about as much. Compulsion is about a college aged woman, Scarlett, with OCD who is prescribed a controversial new treatment called TheruroProx for the chronic condition. At first everything seems perfect, but things take a turn for the worse. I was inspired to write this film for my Mass Communication-Digital Media Production Capstone because I think it is important for people to see that OCD is not just about cleaning. Contamination OCD is a real thing and people do struggle from it, but it’s not the only type of OCD. There are certain types of OCD, such as Harm OCD which plays a role in the film, that people are scared to talk about with others because it makes them feel like a bad person. OCD attacks your values. Having Harm OCD related intrusive thoughts can make you feel like a violent person, when in reality those thoughts are there because it is not something you would ever do. I hope that people watch this film with an open mind and can learn more about OCD because awareness about it is so important. https://youtu.be/v-0bJSLD4wU
Start Date
27-3-2024 10:00 AM
End Date
27-3-2024 11:00 AM
Location
Arts and Sciences Auditorium
Compulsion (a Short Film about OCD)
Arts and Sciences Auditorium
This short film is a personified depiction of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a disorder that is vastly misunderstood by the general public, so I wanted to shine a light on some of the parts of OCD that don’t get talked about as much. Compulsion is about a college aged woman, Scarlett, with OCD who is prescribed a controversial new treatment called TheruroProx for the chronic condition. At first everything seems perfect, but things take a turn for the worse. I was inspired to write this film for my Mass Communication-Digital Media Production Capstone because I think it is important for people to see that OCD is not just about cleaning. Contamination OCD is a real thing and people do struggle from it, but it’s not the only type of OCD. There are certain types of OCD, such as Harm OCD which plays a role in the film, that people are scared to talk about with others because it makes them feel like a bad person. OCD attacks your values. Having Harm OCD related intrusive thoughts can make you feel like a violent person, when in reality those thoughts are there because it is not something you would ever do. I hope that people watch this film with an open mind and can learn more about OCD because awareness about it is so important. https://youtu.be/v-0bJSLD4wU