Speaking Up for Mental Health
Talk About It
Worth the work.
This innovative mental health initiative promotes open conversations, reduces stigma, and connects the community with resources through interviews, stories, and culturally specific support.
A little messy.
The striking visual of splattering paint over a hidden message of hope took a lot of experimentation, practice, and preparation. We used up a lot of scrap cardboard and paint getting this right, and the KGW parking lot still bears the colorful scars of that effort.
On fiIming days, I spent a few minutes with each interview subject to give them a brief painting lesson and a few practice throws. Most had very little confidence in their artistic ability, but in the end each produced a work of art.