This interview was actually pretty important to me as it is part of a larger personal doc that I am in the works of making. It added a lot of stress for said reason, but it was also a chance to experiment and get a sense of what the final documentary could potentially look like.
It was interesting working with my mom because she is all about logistics, but in this case she just had no idea what she was doing. She fumbled a lot with her words and was very concerned with how everything was being said. It was the first time I really had control over my mom and had full rights to demand haha. In the end, I actually think she was more comfortable with her daughter filming as I was able to just talk to her as we normally do, which made it easier for her to start talking and just go on.
Looking back, I wished I had asked more questions or just more to the interview itself, but I enjoy what I came out with and I’m glad that people get a chance to see people like my mother taking action when the government does not. It is really important to me that people see this as something real and not something cute, or generous, or anything of that sort, as it is just our people surviving. This is NOT about the good work people like my mom do, but the fact that we have to do all we can to ensure our families are safe and will live through this humanitarian crisis.
annie, I think it’s cool that you interviewed your mom and got a chance to start testing the waters for your bigger documentary for next semester!