Sense of Place: Final Statement

After all of the thinking and writing about the concept of "place", I have been drawn to the idea of place as it is given to you. While it is up to an individual to decide whether not not to live in the "places" assigned to them, they can be very difficult and disconcerting to reject. In my short film I decided to record the associated emotions through imagery. Having dealt with numerous occasions of family rejection or unfair expectations, it is safe to say I am pretty familiar with them. I have experienced the feeling of being locked into other people's perceptions of me. There is a sense of dispair, panic, and darkness. There are times when living in my own skin is frightening and very uncomfortable.