Final Film Proposal
Me, Myself and I
Synopsis
The story
revolves around 17 years old May Stanwell, who just like every teenager in the world,
is trying to figure out who she is. The only difference is that she unlike the
others suffers from a multiple personality disorder. We follow her life through
highs and lows as she wrestles with the various personalities that gets in her
way. The story builds to the climax of her important interview for University,
where her other persona's are determined to destroy her future.
Plot
May Stanwell
is a 17 years old student who’s full of potential. She was just a typical girl
who belonged in what seemed like a normal family until she was diagnosed with
DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) at the age of 11. May grew up in care of
her mother (Holly) as her father (Nick) was a member of the British Royal Navy. The
distance between the couple already proved to be a challenge and when May’s
condition came into the scene it caused further strain on her parents which
resulted to them getting a divorced. From the divorce Statement of Arrangements
and 1989 Children’s Act, both parents agreed that May will live with her father
as her mother was required to leave the country due to her job and because May
already had an existing life in Oxford. Despite the past where Nick was often
away, he had a strong bond with his daughter that’s why when asked who she
wished to be with, she requested for her dad. This of course was honoured by
the court. As a result it had her farther quitting the force and had him looking
for a new occupation that will provide for him and May and still allowed him to
look after her.
May’s
condition flared up when she turned 14, right after her mum had gotten
re-married. Consequently, the developments of her multiple personalities affected
her social life, losing one friend at a time. Though she was not completely
alone as her childhood friend Darren Harring stayed loyal to her. May became an
outcast and Darren took the fall with her.
In present
time, May is at her final year of sixth form and is doing well. She has a
stable life and managed to form new friendships. She had also developed 4
personalities who are completely different from one another. May had also found
herself a therapist who she meets often with to help her overcome her disorder.
The situation took for the worse when her mother came back to Oxford with her new
family, her episodes became more frequent and was getting out of control. This
affected her studies, her grades started to drop just when she received an
invitation for an interview to one of her chosen Universities. The interview
was a disaster. All 4 of her persona have made an appearance in the interview
jeopardising her future. Along with this main dilemma, May goes through many
challenges such as:
1. Having multiple dates for prom (one
for each personality)
2. Her condition threatening to ruin her
social life yet again
3. Difficulty of adjusting to her
mother’s return and forming relationship with her step-siblings
And many more!
As May’s
situation continues to deteriorate, Jackie Willet (May’s therapist) started to
invest more and more time analysing May’s case. One therapy session Jackie
ended up talking to one of May’s persona instead of May herself. Jackie ended
up talking to Sammie (May’s alter ego who’s a young girl). Jackie learns that
May as child was abused Holly’s lover. Careful not to make any assumptions,
Jackie looked through Holly’s lovers past- Benjamin Cooper who was reportedly
been abusive and had a restraining order from a woman called Fiona Carter,
previously named as Fiona Cooper; Benjamin’s previous wife.
One evening
May engages into a heated argument with her mother where she confronts her
about abandonment (May was actually poorly taken care of by Holly) when her dad
was in the Navy and demanded why her mother was back. May, in limbo, runs away
and ends up in a park where Darren finds her. He counsels May as she reveals
her anxieties and Darren professes his love for her. Darren expected May to
return his feelings but quite the opposite happens. May was angered by this as
it made her further confused about her true identity and storms off.
After the
following events, May refused to talk to anyone, even her therapist. Holly went
to meet with Jackie to check on her progress. As May’s still underage, Holly
and Nick had the right to know about her conversation with Jackie. Jackie talks
about her findings about Benjamin Cooper and how it might be related to May’s
condition. Jackie confronts Holly if Benjamin had ever been violent around her
to which Holly admitted that she had been enduring domestic violence. May, Nick
and Holly then attend a therapy where May finally admits of being abused and
some resolution is met. Holly ends up taking her case of being abused by
Benjamin to court where he was found guilty as his own children testified
against him. May gradually recovers and at first was reluctant to saying
goodbye to her persona's but eventually does. She receives another invite for an
interview from another university where she‘s accepted.
May goes to
university and the relationship between her parents becomes friendly. Darren
remains friends with her and she continues to live her
life.
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