I love this animated short by Joanna Priestley. It’s simultaneously direct and abstract. Animation, being so elastic, is uniquely equipped to show a person’s changing thought-forms from one moment to the next, and she does it beautifully here.
And my hear beats for the line towards the end, “I can acknowledge that dissonance, put focus on my immediate community, and make that world flourish.” Freakin’ forreal!
(She’s got a You-Tube channel, too!)
Seek to Understand; Live to Spread Truth
Welcome to my blog, everyone!
My name is Emilie, otherwise known as the lady who is intent on using her love of film to change the world's perspective on equality. SeekingAequitas chronicles all of the experiences that I will go through as I seek knowledge about our world and people in general, not just by various diary entries, but by my interactions with others and their personal perceptions about the world around them. There is nothing more fascinating then the deep personal connections that we all share with one another, so come inside and see for yourself how strange this place is.
Your journey starts now.
About Me Contributions Personal Pieces
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December162011
November172011
World Trade Center Survivors: 9/11: Addressing its Impact
Hello everyone!
For all of the followers that have followed me from SeekingAequitas, thank you! To any new followers, welcome!
While SeekingAequitas addresses women’s issues, equality, and humanism, this blog WTCsurvivors is dedicated to all the victims of 9/11 who sacrificed themselves or lost loved ones in the attacks. The project I intend to undergo as a young female filmmaker is to address September 11, 2001 in a documentary. In this blog, you can follow my progress as I visit the World Trade Center memorial and document the experiences of the people who survived such a terrifying and historical moment. I will be posting pictures from my many visits and blurbs about my ventures, as well as blurbs from my documentary.
I believe this will be a life-changing experience.
Come and join me!
Emilie
November82011
What does feminism mean to you?
November72011
How does make-up make you feel?
(Source: feministfrequency.com, via collectivelyfrivolous)
October312011
Reel Grrls
Reel Grrls is a fantastic program that encourages the advancement of young women in their pursuit of a film career. If you are a girl between 13-19 and live in the Puget Sound area of Washington, feel free to sign up and try this wonderful experience!
Overview from Website:
Reel Grrls empowers young women from diverse communities to realize their power, talent and influence through media production. Our mission is to cultivate voice and leadership in girls at a vulnerable age in their development. What distinguishes our program is the high-level of support that our female mentors offer and the high level of commitment that we ask for in return. Our participants don’t just drop into a computer lab after school — they develop lasting relationships with women filmmakers and learn skills that propel them to leadership roles in their community, college scholarships, and careers in the media industry. 93% of our participants state that they feel more confident being a leader after participating in our program.
October302011
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I’m a young woman trying to make my way into an industry that is mostly dominated by men or by women whose husbands and fathers have established themselves before they have.
I’m only in my senior year of high school, but already I am seeing how certain boys think that they are entitled to the highest position simply because they are male.
Yes, I use the word boys on purpose.
Because if you were mature enough to be called a man you would realize that I have been around longer. I have worked my ass of longer. I work harder. I am more qualified. And more than anything, I have the most passion and the most drive. If you were a man, you would accept that fact and try to be better than me, try to work harder than me, prove that you belong at the top instead of me.
But like most other boys, you’ve probably had everything handed to you on a silver platter.
Now, do I absolutely despise you because you’re trying to take away my position? No.
Do I think you’re sexist? Absolutely not.
Do I think you take what you have for granted? Completely.
Because the worst part about this is that you don’t even know what you’re doing. You don’t even know why you’re behaving this way. You’ve just been given absolutely everything so now it’s shocking that you don’t have this.
Tell me one thing.
If you already had what I have, would you still want it this bad?
Because I still do.
I will always fight for this. That’s the thing about women. We’re fighters.
”Mirsada Abdool Raman
“FFW Spring 2011 Presentation - Women in Film/Media, Equality, and Dedication.”
Available at: http://oopsmyslytherinisshowing.tumblr.com/
Special Thanks to Mirsada for her contribution.
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