Film

Spring 2019 I took a multimedia journalism class. For our final project—titled Odd Jobs—we had to make a short documentary film about an individual in an obscure occupation or with, as the title suggests, an odd job. Having attended a Waldorf (also known as Steiner) school from K-12, I was well acquainted with people never knowing what “eurythmy” was. I chose to interview Alexandra Spadea, a eurythmics and upper school eurythmy teacher at the Rudolph Steiner School in Manhattan.

At the high school I attended, seniors are required to do a senior thesis. For my project I chose to write and perform a one-woman show that was based on interviews I conducted with several teen girls about their experiences with love, sex, drugs, alcohol, physical abuse, depression and self-abuse. The performance’s purpose is to touch on subjects that are often overlooked or steered clear of by people because they are uncomfortable, intimate, vulnerable or scandalous. For teens, the piece is intended to create a common ground, a feeling of fellowship among topics where one often feels alone. For adults and parents, the piece is intended to display some of the experiences teens go through and fuel feelings of empathy and understanding. For everyone, the piece is intended to create a safe space where otherwise taboo topics are accepted and acknowledged, as well as say, “It is okay to be feeling this way. You are not alone.”

This film is an artistic accompaniment to the performance.