HOW WOMEN ARE TAUGHt TO LOVE
A self-portrait documentary where I explore cultural tropes that as a woman, encourage me to love others before myself. In this visual essay I navigate a decades long journey to un-learn and break cycles around love, eroticism, and body acceptance. To do this, I put a mirror up to myself by listening to other women and their love rebellions, including my mother’s mid-life love story.
PARTNERSHIPS with independent artists
JESSICA WATKINS
Comedian and Director
IRINA VARINA
Actress and Direcor
LAYLA ANGULO
Musical Director and Performer
PERMISSION TO HEAL
Creativity has long be known as a healing tool and coping mechanism for navigating change and trauma. With an aggressive timeline of drastic life changes (grief, job-loss and divorce), I took to the most accessible tool for expression at my hands: TikTok. I’m creating a series of improv videos that capture my healing journey as it happens. These un-scripted videos start with me pushing myself to move my body when the sadness overtakes: go buy dad flowers, go to the park, go dance Beyoncé on repeat… I then let the footage and heart speak through the edit as captions and sounds find their way into it. As the series continues, I look forward to connecting closely with the creator community working on spreading messages of healing, wellness, mindfulness, movement, acceptance, and love.
