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Not Left or Right but Up and Down
In early 2020 I canvassed ~100 hours in South Carolina for my then primary pick, Elizabeth Warren. The following story is one of my memories from many months ago. I walked up to a house, windows blacked out with something that looked like contractor bags and a large posted sign…
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Saying Goodbye
Tonight we screened the “Gotta Get Down to It” premiere, and I cried. I want to take a second to jab at the internet asshole who just made some comment to themself about me being an emotional woman. Yeah, get off your high-horse, you jerk. No, it’s about more than…
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“Completing” my Senior Thesis
Jon Sherman day next to me, eating his lunch as I reviewed my senior film thesis. He told me it was too long. At over 14 minutes, I agreed– but in watching him watch my film I learned so much more than I ever could have learned reviewing my own…
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Highlighting the Best Performance
This week I have worked diligently on editing my senior thesis film, “Paddle Your Canoe.” In the beginning of this journey, I cast an actor who I knew would challenge me. Throughout the ups and downs of working on his over-expression, I know I learned an enormous amount. Now, in…
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Final Week of Filming
As I enter the weekend, my reshoot weekend for my senior film thesis, I have to reflect on the process as a whole. It has been a week of review. I have spent many hours in the basement editing lab manually syncing audio and reviewing literally hours of footage. It…
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Paddling on the Kokosing
Here’s a thing about me: I’m a perfectionist. I value organization and preparedness beyond the first principle of Leave No Trace– I see it as a lifestyle: “Plan ahead and prepare.” Sure, easy enough to teach in a wilderness setting — but ever elusive in the real world. No matter…
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Managing Tension
It’s funny how we tell ourselves that when it’s our turn it’ll be different. It’s some sort of hubris to believe that we can do it better than those who came before us. Or else so feeble hope that we can learn from their mistakes. On set this week I…
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Creative Collaborations
Let me catch you up. I had a multi-hour long meeting with Devon, Asher, and Charles on Monday in the Deli. It was absolutely lovely. I am so thankful for a good team and such wonderful friends who aren’t afraid to question and push me. They were a huge help…
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Goosebumps
The chill hits my cheeks, burning them red. Damn, look at those feathers. I’m wearing the same shade of rust as the robin who is staring me down. She sits fully fluffed in one of the most pathetic trees I’ve ever encountered. They replaced the ancient oaks with scrawny saplings.…
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Inspirations for my Thesis Film
Over the course of the past week I have been working hard on the 5th, and now 6th editions of my thesis script. The comments from our class group were very helpful as I realized that my main character, Kath, was a very passive protagonist. That said, as some people…
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