Mental Ideas is producing a series of short films depicting different mental health conditions through a blend of contemporary dance, poetry, music and acting. The first short in the series, A Bipolar Love Story, directed by filmmaker and ambassador Raffaello DeGruttola and starring the incredible Param Vibe Mirpuri, has already been submitted to indie film festivals and is sure to be one of the highlights of the 2020 Mental Ideas Film Festival.

6 Short Love Stories…

Other shorts in the love story series include A Dysmorphic Love Story, A Compulsive Love Story, A Narcissistic Love Story, A Borderline Love Story and An Antisocial Love Story. Meanwhile, Raff is now making Transference: A Bipolar Love Story as a feature-length film, co-produced by Mental Ideas.

Raff also appears as a guest on the Mental Ideas Podcast, in which he talks about his journey as a filmmaker and as an actor, and how his relationship with his bipolar father has impacted his life. The series will broadcast on RTHK! Listen to 3 short clips of Raff discussing his influences, inspiration and process as a filmmaker on the podcast below!