Directorial debut films

Privilege Looking back on my original tumblr account, I’ve known that I have privilege for at least four years. I might not have been feeling the same way about it as I am now, but I have at least been aware of my privilege. I used to feel guilty about my privilege and feel attacked when people pointed it out. My viewpoint used to be “Sure I have white privilege but it’s not my fault, I didn’t choose this, I’m not racist, don’t blame me, etc.” Over time I’ve realized that I shouldn’t be feeling…

Many people never leave the safety of their home town. They never leave and explore the outside world. This makes them like the people in Plato’s story, “The Allegory of the Cave”. Those people never left the safety of the cave. One person did and when they told the others he or she was met with disbelief and terror. The people in the cave did not want change. They were comfortable with the little knowledge they had. I am one of the very few who are fortunate to escape the cave and see the real…

“Jacob?” a quite, petite voice said. The white light was streaming in through my eyelids. My eyes opened, to see the bluest sky I had ever seen. Clouds floated in the air so beautifully, almost as if they were dancers on stage. As oxygen flooded into my lungs, I instantly felt rejuvenated and healed in places I didn’t even know was broken. I was laying in a field of grass, completely content with where I was. The grass was soft, almost as soft as a pillow. I was on a slight hill, with shade…

I get it, I get it. We can’t control the consequences of our actions, but I know that we sure as hell can control how we go about dealing with them. Couldn’t you have at least tried to make things seem okay? Why is it that you’re unable to see the simple beauty of a human life? How can you do this to your own daughter? I am part of you, you know that, right? On the third day of October in the year of 2000, my mother gave birth to an “oops baby”. That baby was me. On that chilly, autumn morning,…

"Happy birthday to you!" All of us finish with loud clapping as Mom cuts a slice of cake. All day long, I kept Mom out of ruining the surprise party dad and his friends had planned for weeks. All Mom 's close friends came to the restaurant to celebrate her forty sixth birthday. She claims she 's twenty with twenty six years of experience. One of her friends help cut out cake slices and pass it along to everyone. Dad gestures me to join him in front of the twenty some people. Honestly, this…

“Well, thank you. I don’t think that I have been the same since I left either. The real world is just so miserable, it has kind of thrown me into a state of darkness,” I said staring at my feet hoping that The Keeper wouldn’t ask questions. “Well, I see that you and The Realm of Sand have a lot in common,” he said. The statement forced me to look back at The Keeper. Noticing my questioning stare he continued. “ You see, Winter, ever since your departure from The Realm of Sand darkness has taken…

I had a dream; there were three of them. In my dream, I was sitting in a car on a rocky and sandy dirt road with one friend in the front and three in the back of a Honda Accord. Behind me was three men; I was so scared and shaky I didn 't know what to do. The lights just flashed red, blue, and white behind me. The three guys that were standing half way out of their cars; two of them holding tazors and one holding a black gun. I didn 't know what I did to get pulled over. All shouting something,…

Deciding the Journey The decisions that people make in their lives determine their future. However, many teenagers struggle with determining important choices for themselves because it is usually done for them. The most common mistake people make is that they think there is only one option for each individual; anyone can have any future depending on their own decisions. In both Dorothy Livesay’s “Experience” and Robert frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, they express the difficulty in making crucial…

Fountain of the Four Rivers “Hey John!” Josie exclaimed with excitement and gave me a warm hug. I managed a nervous smile. She smiled back at me. “Hey Josie,” I responded quietly. “Come upstairs! I’ll show you my room.” “Is your mum home? Christina, right?” “She’s working in the office again today, so she’s not home.” Josie smiled brightly. “Oh okay.” I shifted my feet anxiously on her doorstep. That was a massive load off my shoulders. I was quite honestly freaking out about meeting…

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. 5 seemingly unrelated words, but together they make up the 5 stages of grief. They are all necessary to your mental sanity and getting through this difficult time. They are inevitable. Though you may wish it were otherwise, they are unavoidable. Knowing what’s ahead may make the load a little lighter. The first stage is Denial. Denial: to declare something untrue. You tell yourself nothing’s changed, that everything is fine, because ignoring…