My documentary filmmaking partner and I are working on a project about climate activism, but she wants to focus on hope and solutions while I'm drawn to the darker realities and systemic failures, and we're creating footage that feels schizophrenic. Our different ways of processing grief are showing up in every creative decision.
More people experience this than they realize.
Collaborators discover that their individual relationships to suffering and hope cannot be easily synthesized, making shared truth-telling almost impossible.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.