possible subjects...

so right now, i have two potential ideas for subjects...not sure if either of these will pan out, but this is where I'm going to start...

1) Magdelena Soul. I first came across Magdelena via a vlogging contest I participated in as past of Lu Fang's "Show Me Color" project at 111 Minna. The idea was to create a video portrait of one of the night's performers who were asked to "perform their race". Unlike the other participants who were primarily practicing artists, Magdelena comes from a very different background. She teaches hip hop classes at the YMCA and her spirit really amazes me. I made this video about her as part of the vlogging contest:

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I'm mostly intrigued by her and her interest in African American culture. Growing up "wiggers" or white people who dressed "black" were a large contingent in my middle/high school and I always wondered what drew these people to black culture. Magdelena raises similar questions in me that I'd like to explore.

2) I'm working on a feature length narrative film, and one of our actresses's day job is as a performer in a troupe at Kaiser Permenente (an HMO) that goes around and performs in public schools on things like nutrition, pre-marital sex, etc. Through her I want to find the person/people who actually write the scripts to find out more about them.

We'll see where these leads lead!