This film that I made was inspired by the simplest interaction. I met with my childhood friend about three weeks before this project was due. I was struggling to think of an idea. I had a lot of simple things that I wanted to do but I wasn't sure if they were developed enough. Once meeting with my friend, I noticed several times that even though we were sitting right next to each other, we weren't talking. She was on her phone, texting someone else. Although we were together in the moment, we were not together in that moment. It was quite upsetting to me. I had not seen her in over 8 years, we had grown up together and have lived next to each other for most of our childhood, so we knew each other well. But after high school and college we lost contact. This was the perfect opportunity for us to reconnect and get to know who we are now. 

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Nope. We sat there at a coffee shop, she was texting, or snapchatting me, but was not there to meet me and get to know who I was at the moment. It was upsetting. But through that, I developed the idea for one second. 

I wanted to observe and look for one second. I think that beauty can be found in any place, you just aren't looking for it always. 

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It was such an amazing process of this film. I loved looking. I had always noticed that tree, but now I was taking the time for the shot to be beautiful so other people would be able to see the beauty that I see in that tree. I wanted it to be simple. Something easy to digest, but yet, something that we forget.

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The film started to become a letter to myself, or a poem to myself. I wanted to remind myself of the beauty. Remind myself of  the lovely place that I have called home for 4 years. And to remind myself to take each day slowly. Not to rush through my experience. But to savor each moment.