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We are placed in the shoes of a first-generation black Brit who embodies the fears and stigmas of mental health issues in the black community.

At a local youth meeting, he starts to wonder: what led to his mental breaking point? Is he already beyond help? Coming from a context where many young people like him live as shells of themselves, are his true emotions worth trusting?

Mental Roots offers a challenging proposition: maybe we should see vulnerability as part of the cure, rather than the disease...

New Creatives is supported by Arts Council England and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Arts.

Nathan Addai – Director, Writer, Lead Animator, Voiceover artist
Anna Campbell – Producer
Sipho Ndlovu – spoken word mentor, background vocal actor
Michelle Brand – sketch animator
Hashim Diriye – Clean up/ Colouring animator
Jesse Francis – Music composition
Chris Reed – Sound Design
Callum Edwards-Manning – background vocal actor