Is Geography Fate?
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7:37am, 1/13/22
I believe that humans are pretty aware of most things in life. We know that you should eat well, exercise often, sleep a lot, be kind to others, etc... but sometimes there's a disconnect between knowing something and doing something. For many of us, there are pivotal moments in our life that change the way we approach certain actions or habits. Moments where your eyes widen, and perhaps you "feel" it now, instead of just knowing it. This feeling overrides everything else and fundamentally changes the way you approach a sector within your life. For example, everyone knows they should run and many set new years resolutions to do so, however, many quit because they never had an experience that shifted their perspective, but more importantly their values and beliefs. Maybe you read a book, watched a film, or something happened to someone you know that made running an unexcusable part of your everyday life, instead of just something you know you should do. I strongly believe our habits are a direct reflection of our belief and value systems (or should strive to be) because they ultimately make up who we are. None of this is monumental or groundbreaking- I know similar ideas have been bounced around many times before me, however, I want to relate this line of thinking to my time spent with Tahir.
In a similar parallel, I've never felt my American privilege before. Sure, I've learned about it and felt very aware of how lucky I was to be born where I was and in the family I'm in. But, I've never had a moment (until now) that really stuck with me and put things into true perspective. It's moments like at 19:16 where Dylan and Tahir feel depressed about their situation that are forever stamped into my mind. There are many moments throughout the video where there would typically be a voice-over, however, I chose to leave them silent to symbolize me thinking but also to allow the audience to digest what was just said. I suppose the question I'm now reflecting upon is, now what? Yes, I feel like I have a better understanding of my privilege, but how is that going to change the way I act or the decisions I make moving forward? I don't have a perfect answer for that yet. I think making videos is a great start and something that gives me purpose, but I'm inspired to find other ways to help. I suppose more reflection and more travel will help me continue this thought process. I think I'm heading in the right direction though.
More about the video:
What I'm most proud of is the fact that I made this video so quickly. This is a project that would have normally taken me 2-3 weeks to edit, but I pushed through the perfectionism of wanting to tell this story in the best way possible. It was like being given 100 gold bars and being told to liquidate it all into cash as soon as possible. There was so much value in the footage I had, but I knew I couldn't publish a 10-hour video with every conversation we had. It felt like I was given the footage of a podcast and told to make a video out of it. It was painful to try to cut everything down, but I did my best to share Tahir's story in an engaging way. I would rather post 52 pretty good videos than 12 masterpieces this year. I think I'll learn more with the first, but I need to set my ego aside to keep moving forwards.
By the way, the majority of this video was shot on a $199 camera, did you notice?
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