Our TikTokumentary
Grief and jubilance can coexist.
BLOGOUR EPISODES
We're learning how to tell care stories honestly and also not overly dourly. That's come from better accessing our own little joys/gratitudes, and being inspired by others telling their stories.
One theme we hope to convey is how, if the care stages of life can be more normalized, with less time spent on acceptance, that gives more time for the empowerment of all involved. The less time spent mourning what’s been lost, the more days can contain working with what remains–and, has been gained.
This mini-doc came from a natural reaction of what to do with the wild grief/fear of (yet another) hospitalization (about a year since the last) and the need to bolster us up for the daunting backtrack/readjustment it'll require.
In past years these big things sent me dissociating, just wanting to escape. But something interesting happened this time. I've been working on regulation, recognizing a feeling, letting it pass through. This was that passing through. My like trauma response hooked to a part of me long buried (the kid who loved filmmaking)--with jumper cables of encouragement from friends/muses.
This was a crucial opening ourselves up to a rather larger work that's gaining some momentum. And, it was me giving myself a certain permission. Just like I never saw myself writing a memoir, never saw us making a doc, long comfortable within the mask of fiction.
The challenge next will be balancing regular creative output with the increasing demands of Mom's condition. But I do think we're learning to work better within that, and finding it energizing.
Thanks for your time.
It is 3 parts; cumulatively 12 minutes 27 seconds. We'd love you to watch.
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Streaming on your app platform of choice. Links:
Insta:
Pt I: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2gSlyds72R/...
Pt II: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2jmvOzOtm9/?igsh=MXZpejU2aGY4ZGFsdQ==
Pt III: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3K-lobsGDW/?igsh=MWUwM3U4enFtN2F0eA==
TikTok:
Pt I: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT83CUrK6/
