Self Medicated (2005) — AI Story Visualization

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Plot Analysis Summary

A grieving teenager's descent into self-destruction and his fight for freedom in a corrupt psychiatric facility.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Spiraling Descent

Forced Confinement

Awakening in Darkness

Confronting Demons

Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew's life is spiraling out of control. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, Andrew's descent into drugs and violence is gaining momentum, and the once promising young man is now headed for self-destruction. Andrew's mother, helpless to control her son and fighting an addiction of her own, refuses to watch idly as her only child destroys himself. As a last resort, she hires a private company to forcibly kidnap and confine him in a locked-down and corrupt psychiatric hospital. As Andrew is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the program something inside him is re-awakened. He must somehow get free to save what's left of his life, but to do that, he knows he must first face his own demons head-on.

Directed by

Monty Lapica

Key Cast

Rating: 5.8/10 (12 votes)