Bullying comes in many forms. But there’s one we don’t talk about enough. The team at Mischief approached me with a simple but powerful concept— an addendum to the golden rule of “treat others the way you want to be treated.” “Treat yourself with the kindness you treat others with” The exercise we captured was simple. After casting real people with incredible stories, we got them to write a letter to themselves in the voice of their harshest critic. Then, realize how hard their words are to hear when they read it out to a loved one. Working with Monica Lewinsky to raise awareness for an issue that I am incredibly close to was an amazing experience. Negative self-talk is linked to suicidal thoughts, contributing to the #2 cause of death among young people— I hope that this film can, even in a small way, bring awareness to the kindness we need to spare more of for ourselves.

After attending the Simon Fraser University SCA Film program for film direction, Dylan pursued directing commercials to hone his craft. At 23 he became one of the youngest directors in his home country of Canada to be signed to commercial representation. His work has since gone on to be honored by the Cannes Lions, The Young Director Awards, The Clios, The LIA Awards, D&AD, The One Show, The AToMiC Awards, The Gerety Awards, Strategy News, Booooooom, Whistler Film Festival, Applied Arts Magazine, SAD Magazine, and the Vancouver Short Film Festival. In 2022 and 2023 Dylan was a finalist for Young Guns, the global top 30 under 30 ranking for creative professionals.