The Devil's Curse, by Xavier Catholic College Hervey Bay, is a 2023 Australian short that explores themes of mental health, perception and isolation within a school-aged context. Rather than offering a single answer, the film presents multiple viewpoints on how voices, alters and changing perceptions shape a young person's experience. It is a thoughtful, sometimes unsettling piece that asks viewers to listen closely and consider how we recognise and support young people navigating mental illness. Screened in the Focus on Ability festival, the film highlights the varied experiences of capacity and vulnerability, and encourages conversation about understanding, care and inclusion.
♪♪ I knew I wasn't normal. ♪♪ TICKING CLOCK TICKING CLOCK TICKING CLOCK TICKING CLOCK TICKING CLOCK TICKING CLOCK Cecilia, honey, I can't help you if you don't talk to me. TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES Please, I can't do it anymore. You have to help me. The pain. The pain. Cecilia? Cecilia! TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES I hear things. TAPPING NOISES And see things that shouldn't be there. TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES Who are you? Don't be afraid. TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES Nobody ever noticed. Until I couldn't handle it anymore. Let me go! Leave me alone! But I was stuck. TAPPING NOISES You don't look to me like I'm the devil's spawn. You know the only person that you'll ever need... ...is me. TAPPING NOISES TAPPING NOISES I stuck myself... TAPPING NOISES Wish the pain away. TAPPING NOISES She's so glad to see you. TAPPING NOISES MUSIC TAPPING NOISES My parents searched everywhere for a cure. To get that little girl back. I swallowed pill... After pill... And it worked. Are you sure you want to do this? TAPPING NOISES MUSIC Just so you know, this isn't going to fix anything. TAPPING NOISES You need our help. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC TAPPING NOISES Temporarily... I couldn't handle the silence. TAPPING NOISES Hello? TAPPING NOISES MUSIC Hello? I stopped looking for monsters under the bed. TAPPING NOISES But I realised they were inside of me. MUSIC It's me. This is me. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC No, no, no. You don't understand. MUSIC MUSIC They're going to make me kill everyone. MUSIC MUSIC I'm here to help. We can fight this. Superior, it's not real. It's all in your head. MUSIC MUSIC They're only going to let you down. MUSIC MUSIC They want to hurt you. Take control. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC They underestimate the power of the night. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC
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