Joy
Oluwafikunmi Grace Otuyemi
A final-year student carrying a grief she won't name.
Haunted by the loss of her best friend,
a final-year student has stopped sleeping,
stopped praying and stopped letting anyone close,
until one friend refuses to give up on her.
From the script
In their own words. Three moments from the film.
Gideon And those things you wrote in your diary, what are you running away from? What is so scary that your only resolve is death?
Joy Tell me, Mr Perfect, what help could you possibly get me?
Dr Edgar Something wakes you up at night, doesn't it?
Joy Don't do that, please.
Dr Edgar Do what?
Joy Act like you already know me.
Dr Edgar You're right. I don't. But I'd like to.
Joy I still get scared sometimes. I'm still human. But fear doesn't control me anymore. God has brought me through too much for me to believe that fear gets the final say.
Starring
Gideon
Richard Chibueze Ede
He would rather be deceived than be heartless.
Dr Edgar
Fanuella Butoyi
A therapist who never backs out of a challenge.
Jennifer
Deborah Oluwatunmise Kolawole
She has already made up her mind about Joy.
Robert
David Oluwasemilore Fadiyimu
The group's self-appointed detective. Mismatched socks included.
Jessica
Favour Idogun
Quick with a joke, quicker with the news.
John
Matthew Blessed Polycarp
The steady voice that keeps the group together.
Shannon
Jeannie Esmie Wanjiku
Joy's closest friend. The voice in her nightmares.
Pastor
Ayomide Fanibi
Dr Edgar's pastor and trusted counsel.
And the whole SFC National Drama Team.
Full cast and crew
Gideon
What if the reason it's too much for you to bear is because you were never meant to carry it alone?
The story
Final-year student Joy has not slept properly in months. Since losing her closest friend, Shannon, she is haunted by nightmares in which Shannon's voice accuses her, and by panic attacks she can no longer hide. She has pushed away her friends, her church and God, and her friends have started to give up on her.
Only Gideon refuses to. When he reads her journal and sees how close she is to the edge, he gives her a choice: therapy, or he goes to the school. In the office of Dr Edgar, a therapist who never backs out of a challenge, Joy begins to face the guilt she has carried alone. But as healing begins, Dr Edgar starts to suspect that not every battle begins in the mind.
