I was fortunate enough to have a group in which we all worked well together. It felt like a safe space and we all shared different roles throughout the exercise. It was great to see that even though they didn’t know much about DACA they were willingly to participate and wanted to know more. I thought it was important to share my story because if I don’t raise awareness about what it’s going on they won’t ever know. Sometimes people care about issues because they’re trending topics at the moment. However, people should know about what’s going on because behind every political issue there’s real people and humans suffering for the ignorance of others. I think film is a great outlet to educate others and it’s part of the reason why I want to pursue film.
I found the pet videos entertaining and I liked how every group went about it in a different way. Some of my favorite shoots were the close up of the legs shaking and hands fidgeting. Those shoots added to what the person was saying and made it feel more authentic. All the groups had amazing projects considering the time allotted and the fact that we just meet our crew.