Different isn't broken - It's just different

Short Documentary | 13 minutes | 2025 | Mental Health

Synopsis

Director Statement

Mayan Canes is a filmmaker exploring identity, mental health, and neurodivergence. Her work blends personal narrative with social insight, inviting audiences to reframe difference as a source of creativity and perspective rather than dysfunction.

Film Themes

• Trauma and neurodivergence

• Women’s mental health & misdiagnosis

• Identity & self-understanding

• Labels, social perception, and systemic bias

Credits

Produced by Mayan Canes & Reuben Wylie | Written by Reuben Wylie & Mayan Canes | Directed by Reuben Wylie & Mayan Canes | Cinematography by Reuben Wylie | Audio by Reuben Wylie | Edited by Mayan Canes

Audience & Use Case

Audience:

You, Me & BPD resonates with audiences interested in:

• Women’s mental health, trauma, and neurodivergence

• Misdiagnosis and identity exploration

• The intersection of mental health, gender, and society

Use Case:

• Festivals & Community Screenings: Spark dialogue and awareness around mental health and diagnosis

• Educational Settings: Psychology, social work, disability studies, gender studies, film/media courses

• Professional Development: Internal training for hospitals, NGOs, corporate HR/DEI teams

• Discussion & Reflection: Study guides and Q&A sessions support facilitators in exploring themes and lived experience