April Unscripted

Hello, and welcome to April Unscripted; a safe space for all.

I’m not a medical expert on bipolar. I’m simply someone living with it, learning as I go, and sharing the messy, complicated, funny, difficult, and hopeful parts of that journey along the way.

Through this column, I hope to create honest conversations around mental health, reduce stigma, and remind people that no one has to navigate this alone.

Explore the series

A new issue every month...

Welcome to April Unscripted

Issue #1

'What you’ll be getting is candid, raw and honest thoughts and stories about living with bipolar...'

New year, same me

Issue #2

'I’ve kick started the year with no plans and two new foster kittens.'

Hopeful romantic

Issue #3

'I’m officially rebranding myself a hopeful romantic, and I urge you to join me.'

World Bipolar Day

Issue #4

'I personally like to take stock every time 30 March comes around.'

Me, my meds and I

Issue #5

'I take seven tablets a day. That’s 2,555 tablets a year. Insane, when you do the maths.'

About the author

Meet April

April Kelley is a filmmaker, writer and mental health advocate. As co-founder of Mini Productions and an ambassador for Bipolar UK, she creates honest, emotionally driven work centred around mental health and LGBTQ+ stories. She wrote and produced what she likes to call “the April Kelley trilogy no one asked for but got”: Treacle, Just in Case, and Do This for Me - a series of short films exploring those themes, all available on Amazon Prime.

Her debut feature film, Rose, was nominated for a British Independent Film Award in 2020. In 2025, she produced Plainclothes, which won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast at the Sundance Film Festival.