Sunday 1 December 2013

Film Synopsis

Three years after Daniel Millers success of his first book he has found himself collapsing under the pressure of not being able to recreate what his fans fell in love with and constantly pushing back the deadline of his book and was eventually fired. Not knowing what to do with his life he spends most of his days staying in home trying to block the outside world. After months of not paying bills he was eventually evicted from his home, forced onto the street he looked back and realized that he only had himself to blame. Trying to work his way back up he knew he could not continue his writing career so soon without a stable income and home so began to look for work again.

After a few weeks of living on the streets and living with friends Daniel eventually found a job in a local restaurant as a waiter, he knew that this was not what he wanted to do but stayed positive in hope that he would move on from it. The constant criticism which he received from the customers eventually drove Daniel to the edge, seeing him lash out at one of the customers and being fired from his job. Daniel seen no return to the top and believed that there was nothing that he could do to help himself anymore.

Two weeks later he found himself on the streets begging in order to stay alive, his life had hit rock bottom. Turning to drugs and alcohol he ended up in an endless cycle of depression and anxiety. One night he awoke in a jail cell, confused and scared he was approached by his mother and farther who had organized him into going into rehab.


At rehab he found himself more depressed than ever, he seen the meetings as being pointless and just wanted life to go back the way that it was before his book. Seeing no progress in Daniel's condition he spent most of his time reading trying to find inspiration and return to the top again. After leaving rehabilitation he knew what he was going to write about, it had always been right in front of him.