Dead End - Mikayla Thornburg

[video:https://vimeo.com/822570566?share=copy]

“Dead End” is a short-form narrative documentary following one's journey with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is an emerging, non-traditional therapy changing many people’s lives. When researching what this was, Mikayla found herself struggling to relate to any information online. This was when she decided to make a raw documentary encompassing her experience. Everyone is unique, and so is their process. And through showing vulnerability and maintaining authenticity, she did her best to replicate hers. Not only was the therapeutic process different from anything she’d done before, but so was her producing process. She experimented with video glitching to create new visuals hoping to immerse the audience into a world they may never have experienced before. “Dead End” is a film about vulnerability, experimentation, and perseverance.