India suffers from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and dreads the winter months. She experiences increased depression, anxiety, loss of energy and appetite during this time. Flashbacks show her happy on the beach with friends during summer but sad and alone in her room crying during past winters. India longs to feel free from her SAD and the depression it causes every winter season.

1. FADE IN:
Scene 1 - INT. In India’s bedroom. Late afternoon.
India is laying on her bed looking up at the ceiling looking extremely sad and worried with
ear phones in. India is 18 years old. She suffers from the mental illness S.A.D. She dresses in
dark clothes in the winter, with dark makeup and light clothes in the summer, with light
makeup.
INDIA (V.O.)
Christmas, Halloween and Bonfire night, all of which occurs in the
winter. Events that are supposed to be happy and exciting. All of
which people look forward to all of which I dread.
Scene 2 - EXT. outside in India’s local town- Last winter- Flashback
INDIA (V.O.) (CONT’D)
I dread the bitter winds. I dread the harsh rain.
END FLASHBACK
Scene 3 - INT. inside India’s bedroom- Last winter- Flashback
India is in her room clutching her head and crying, in floods of tears.
INDIA (V.O.) (CONT’D)
But most of all I dread the sadness. The closer I get to it, the worse
the depression gets. The more the anxiety kicks in, so I block
everyone out, I turn off the lights and I sit in my room alone. I try
to go out but when I do, it just brings back good memories.
END FLASHBACK
Scene 4 - EXT. on the beach- summer earlier that year- Flashback
India is laughing with all of her friends and looking extremely happy.
INDIA (V.O.) (CONT’D)
It brings back good memories that are over. Good memories that
only make me sad and I set myself up for another six months of
depression.
End Flashback
Scene 5 - INT. India walking around her house.

2. India ignores everybody that she walks past and goes outside, when she gets outside, she
bursts into tears again and we see her screaming.
INDIA (V.O.) (CONT’D)
I suffer from the mental illness SAD. Every day in the winter I long
for it to go, to leave me alone. To not feel like I’m trapped in my
own mind. Every day for me is a battle in the winter, every day I
struggle to get out of bed. I have a loss of appetite and energy. I
can only wait for the pure sadness to pass when winter does.
Scene 6 - EXT. at the beach
India looks across at the sea. She is looking at an extremely empty beach. She walks up the
beach with tears in her eyes.
INDIA (V.O.) (CONT’D)
I long for the days that I was having fun with my friends, I miss
constantly smiling. I miss the feeling of the sun on my skin and not
being wrapped up with scarfs and big winter coats and feeling like
I’m suffocating in them. I long to be free. I feel like I will never be
free however because of the incident that happened one
December.