MFINFINI (somewhere in-between)

MFINFINI - A mixed genre project that explores Maternal Depression, a common but taboo subject in Ghana. A short narrative film tells the story of a woman named ESI who’s thrown into an unstable mental state after losing her child at birth. She re-lives her pregnancy in a state of psychosis. Her journey of loss is felt as she struggles to deal internally with her own mental state as well as society’s perception of her.

This fictionalized account of ESI’s story is presented alongside a documentary that shares the director’s very personal account of losing his mother to severe depression and the experience of having his first child. Lawrence Agbetsise’s ambitious project presents a gripping and intimate look at how est Africans see issues related to mental health. His campaign also includes a podcast and comic book to raise awareness and begin conversations about mental health.

Hybrid-Documentary in production

Director: Lawrence Agbetsise