Sound Mind: Breaking Me Down (2021)

A child witnesses the daily fights between his mother and father in various settings and in the middle of the night while he attempts to sleep. His pain and feelings appear to be invisible to his parents. However, his emotional state takes a beaten as they are slowly destroying his spirit, dreams, and self-esteem. At his soccer game, he scores a goal and looks to his parents for a quick celebration from the field but they are too busy arguing that they missed the action. Other parents cheer, his smile quickly fades. While drawing a picture at school, the child's mind begins to visualize his parents both preparing for the big boxing "fight". His mother practices on a speed bag in a boxing gym as sweat accompanies her face while his father practices on a heavy bag. Now, when his parents argue in various settings he visualizes the same setting occuring in the boxing ring. As they stand in the ring with boxing gloves and arguing in the background, the boy stands front and center.