Rebecca Day is a psychotherapist and former documentary producer. In 2018, she founded Film In Mind, an organisation dedicated to providing psychological support for the film industry internationally. She combines over a decade of documentary production experience with therapy training to support filmmakers and production teams in navigating the emotional, ethical and mental health challenges of factual storytelling, independent documentary and narrative films. Her services include Therapy, Duty of Care Consultations, Reflective Practice Sessions, Psychological Assessments, Workshops and Industry Talks; working closely with productions from development through to delivery.
She has spoken about mental health, mentored filmmakers and advocated for change within the industry at events and workshops such as BAFTA Connect, Berlinale EFM Toolbox, Cannes, CPH:Dox, IDFA, IDA Getting Real Conference, Screenskills and Sheffield DocFest. She is a co-founder of DocuMentality, an international research project on the mental health issues faced by doc-makers in the current climate. She has also collaborated with Peace is Loud on participant care resources and is a proud members of the Documentary Film Council and the Documentary Association of Europe.