As It Should Be

Twenty-seven photos. One summer.

"No filters, no zoom, no editing. These will be real pictures depicting real life. The rules are simple enough and should be easy to follow. I want you to have fun with this. Go out into the streets, the park, the city - I don't mind. Your task is to capture twenty-seven pictures of raw, unedited, unadulterated life. Show me everything, the good, the bad and the ugly."

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Since the accident Cassie hadn't been the same bright and optimistic girl she once was. Unable to remember specific details from that life changing night, whilst still feeling responsible for the death she helped cause has left her unable to pick up a camera without having those unsettling flashbacks.

That is until her school art teacher, Mrs Lu, sets a simple task for her class to complete over the summer holidays. Convinced that the younger generation is far too obsessed with fitting in or having the latest technology, she challenges them to fill up the photo reel on a disposable camera with pictures of real life - one simple rule, no editing allowed.

Over the course of the summer Cassie gradually begins to break down the walls she had built high around her heart and mind, with the help of each new photo she captures and the lasting memories she makes. Though new questions are raised, who is this mysterious - yet familiar, Jason that has suddenly appeared in her life, and why is he determined to break down her walls and help her complete this seemingly pointless task?

But, most of all, what really happened that fateful night?

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'As It Should Be' explores the concepts of loss and grief, paired with newfound teenage love and a sense of adventure. All surrounding the idea that one action, and one night, can drastically change the course of your life, for better or for worse.