change - patron version

Lovely video essay. I feel like I'm going to watch it a few times more, but the first impression is graduation to the next level. Change indeed.

Eric Woodard

I loved this. Thank you for sharing. The through-line narrative essay you've crafted in what at first feels like a stream of consciousness monologue is just beautifully executed and really moving. Would really like to see more like this now and then moving forward.

I really appreciate this video. It hits me in a place I'm not comfortable with and I need that sometimes.

Very moving, Maggie. It's nice to see work from you that is more personal. It's often uncanny how often we forget that when the video ends or after the Twitter feed ends, people like you are still people; swept up in their own challenges, struggles, and trials. My condolences for you and your family. Having lost half my grand-parents, each death impacts you, and in ways you worry you're become numb to it. Here's to hoping that doesn't impact you or your passions. As to building walls, it kinda reminds me of a tweet you posted when you mentioned Pink Floyd, and this video made me think about the concept behind The Wall album, how the protagonist experiences trauma and insecurity because of change and because the world outside scares him; adding more bricks to the wall -- until he forces himself to tear it down by the end. Anywho. Look forward to seeing more from you, especially the Cats one. :)

Fel Martins

Spirited Away hit me in a special way as well. Our family had just moved from Idaho to Hawaii and the two states are worlds apart as was I. I went from being one of like five brownies at my school, something unique that stood out, to just another brown person at school. The culture change went from white, conservative Mormonism to mixed cosmopolitan liberalism. It was right after elementary school as well. So, I was changing too. And I didn't really fit in anywhere. The cliques at school formed around friends made in elementary school, since each town had their own but the middle and high school was combined, along with gathering teenagers from multiple towns. I didn't like that change. I wanted to go back. Begged to go back. But no. I just had to deal with all of it. Living in a new town, in a new state, going to a different school with different people and not really fitting in with anyone. It was probably the most alone I had ever felt.

This is lovely. I started to tear up at the end. This is an excellent meditation on the inevitability of change and the walls people put up to stop it- thank you for sharing! The contrast between your experience with your grandma's passing and hoarders is well constructed. And super thought provoking. Been thinking a lot about change in my own life lately for various reasons. I'll be navel gazing about this vid as I go about my evening. Thanks again

Mars Hottentot

Really nice, really thoughtful. Loved it!

John Carmack

I really loved the subdued, meditative tone of this video. Thanks so much for making these, Maggie, I love your work & am proud to be a Patron :)

So hype for a Cats video! 🐈

Site-42 (TheeSherm)

This was a strongly affecting video. Whole lot of feelings dredged up. I dig the format.