Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Mothers and daughters
I am drawing near to the opening of the gallery show and editing is about to release me form it's clutches. I could not possibly of imagined the adventure this work would be or the amount of introspection it would inspire. Revisiting a culture I adopted at the age of five, and one that was so limiting for a young woman has made me reexamine my own perceptions and attitudes.
Like the women in my film, my relationship with the culture that I was raised in is complex and while I have tried to divorce my own bias from the film, delivering my truth of a time and place I experienced has been really important in this process.
My mother's journey through Ireland has been something worth examining, and I have found that it has given structure to a narrative that is unwieldy and broad. Her path raises questions that I think all cultures could do to look at. Hopefully the film will convey these questions without providing answers or suggestions, just experience and history.
Like the women in my film, my relationship with the culture that I was raised in is complex and while I have tried to divorce my own bias from the film, delivering my truth of a time and place I experienced has been really important in this process.
My mother's journey through Ireland has been something worth examining, and I have found that it has given structure to a narrative that is unwieldy and broad. Her path raises questions that I think all cultures could do to look at. Hopefully the film will convey these questions without providing answers or suggestions, just experience and history.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Second to Last Piece
Today we filmed my conversation with my mom, Teren de Cossy. We covered why she moved to Ireland, the places we lived there and the changes we witnessed together. Here are some images from the shoot, courtesy of Jim Cyb.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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