Everyday Blues

This video is for educational purpose and part of assessment for Master of Media Studies 2019 only. A short documentary directed by Sashareen Omar, Department of Media and Communication Studies, FASS, University of Malaya.

Synopsis

Everyday Blues is a documentary project about the realness of depression. It features people who have been clinically diagnosed with depression and are learning to cope with it. It dives into the ups and downs of depression and sheds light on what depression looks like, and how one can overcome it. The documentary aims to spark more conversations about depression as depression is currently affecting the younger generation at a pace never seen before. Cognitive Theory is the main theory used as the theoretical framework to explore how documentaries capture narratives based on true events.

Synopsis