Finding and Re-finding the Purpose for my Project

Throughout the process of putting together a film which is rooted in something so distinct and personal, I often experience disillusionment with my project idea. I ask myself questions like: will people connect with this? Will anyone care similarly to how I do? 

My meeting with Kitty Anderson reaffirmed the emotions I feel toward this project. She told me that so many stories get lost because no one thinks to record them. When I expressed how I often feel strange putting a camera in the faces of my family members and recording them, and this demotivates me from recording more footage, Kitty advised that this is always done with a strong sense of appreciation, and in the end an intention of providing a legacy for their stories. 

Our conversation helped me with the technical side of filmmaking, but also the emotional toll that it often takes in attempting to materialise such personal stories - which to me was the most valuable aspect of the meeting.