Filmmaker Statement

Believe it or not, I wanted to create a feel good film. From an early age I learned what it meant to brush away pain and replace it with platitudes. It's an interesting feeling, to feel seemingly incapable of happiness but to not understand why. The feeling of a growing black hole threatening to suck me, my joy and my relationships inside of it. All of a sudden, none of the platitudes worked. None of the hollow words of wisdom or half-hearted outreach did anything to make me feel better. And I wanted to be happy. Who wants to be sad? But it felt like there was a monster inside of me. A voraciously hungry monster who's favorite food was dopamine, joy and mental clarity. If only I could figure out how to exorcise this demonic-feelings-eater. It was from this the idea for INNER DEMONS was born. I choose to believe that even though I know my demonic feelings-eater can only momentarily be kept at bay, there can still be light at the end of the tunnel. The platitudes don't always have to ring hollow. With INNER DEMONS, I want people to leave this feeling triumphant. Like they too can conquer their inner demon. As Mya discovers, even if the battle proves nearly deadly, it is possible to ultimately win the war.