About this Short Film
Cara and 'Mia' (Thrive Films and Art, Australia, 2024) reflects on anxiety, companion animals, individual experience, mental health and young adulthood. This short film offers a quiet, personal perspective and invites the audience to consider how support, routines and relationships can affect daily life. Presented in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, it sits within a programme celebrating the abilities, experiences and achievements of people with disability. The film is a thoughtful, humane work that will appeal to viewers interested in mental health and the small moments that shape resilience and belonging.
Film Details
Film Transcript
Mia helps with my disability. I live independently and she also helps with my mental health. She's very sweet, loving, caring and loyal. I wouldn't know life without her. I love her very much, little one. Good girl. That's it, well done, thank you. Done. That's it—almost there. Good girl, well done, good girl. [Applause]
Oh, you're a good one. Hi, hello. Look, baby, look. Do you remember Cara? [Music]
This is Mia's garden, and Mia loves going in the garden and being outside when I'm weeding. Mia is my best friend—she's like my shadow and she's also my family. We've been together a long time and I love her a lot. She's great. I love living in the area, and walking down the port area is nice and relaxing. It's great to get me out of the house and gives great exercise and a break. She's a bit distracted, but she is very cheeky, so I play with her and she plays with toys, which is a lot of fun and she enjoys it. Mia loves to be in the garden and she's great company when I put the washing on the line. Good girl. Knuckles. Good girl. Five. Good girl.
Filmmaker
Thrive Films and Art is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Thrive Films and Art.
