This collection of films highlights how vital it is to be open about our mental health especially in the early years of parenthood… starting conversations and asking for support is a real source of strength.

The Duchess of cambridge

About the Project:
Client: Best Beginnings / Heirloom Media
Year: 2017
Production: Heirloom Media / Boundary Pictures

Series Producer: Jacqui Smith
Filming / Editing / Dir: Zan Barberton

Out of the Blue is the first in a series of 8 films about maternal mental health made with Heirloom media for charity Best Beginnings in partnership with the Duchess of Cambridge’s “Heads Together” campaign.  We filmed across the whole series and directed 3 of them.  The films allow ordinary men and women to speak openly about their experiences, breaking the silence and reducing stigma. The other films we directed were about Fatherhood and Post Partum Psychosis.