At Nimbus Learning, one of our key goals is to support the student experience. Throughout our own time as post secondary students, we watched as our peers put time and effort into finding support on top of an already intense workload, juggling school, jobs and family responsibilities. We know firsthand the stress that an overwhelming workload can bring and we are working to ensure students everywhere feel heard, valued and supported.
To help students be heard, we are proud to collaborate with Layla Care and Open Screenplay for their annual mental health screenwriting contest! We want to hear about your journey navigating mental health as a student.
The story is entirely up to you, and our friends over at Layla have a few ideas to help you get started:
How does being in school create additional challenges for your mental health? What types of grassroots initiatives are you involved in to raise awareness about mental health and stigma on campus? How has your school supported you or fell short to support when you were dealing with a mental health crisis? How has being a student felt more lonely during COVID-19? Share your story with us, to help guide and support others that can relate and see themselves in your story
To Enter
To enter, write a 10-minute screenplay for a short film, exploring the subject of mental health in a college setting.
Entry is FREE for one of three cash prizes. The grand prize is $1,500 and the chance to have your screenplay filmed and produced. Two more prizes, of $500 and $250, will also be awarded.
You can be any age and do not need to be a student to submit a story. We will consider entries that are from friends, family, faculty, etc. that share a story about a student or university/college experience.
About Layla
Layla is a mental health service in Ontario and Alberta that facilitates therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups. We know that finding a mental health therapist is not easy and finding one that’s the right fit is even harder. When a patient is in need of support, it’s important that they find and receive the care that’s right for them, as quickly and as seamlessly as possible. That’s where Layla comes in.