We’re making a movie and want to involve you. We believe filmmaking is for everyone and advocate for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. We want to share these important issues and weave them into the filmmaking process. If you want to be part of a fun, inclusive project that cares for your overall wellbeing, we’d love to welcome you.
When the big things feel out of control …
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Many people in the U.S. and around the world are experiencing intense emotions today in response to the U.S. election results. Shock, grief, disheartened, anger, despair. These feelings are valid. They're real. They matter. Many people worked hard to advocate for changes to the U.S. government and culture that they truly believe would save people's lives and our planet. It makes sense why not getting the desired election results can feel like a complete loss of control or powerlessness. If this resonates with you, you're not alone. We feel it too. We need more time to process the consequences of this election. We need time to grieve. Whenever we feel overwhelmed or powerless, we often say this quote to each other: "When the big things feel out of control …focus on what you love right under your nose." Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse It reminds us how being present with those we love is important and extremely powerful. We love The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, both the book and the animated short film adaptation, and highly recommend them if you're in the mood for some supportive feelings. 📚 Read the book (or borrow it from the library) 📺 Watch the short film (Apple TV+ or BBC) We’d like to open up a safe space and be available to sit with you. Please reach out if you want to connect. “Rarely can a response make something better. What makes something better is connection.” — Dr. Brené Brown on Empathy Take care, P.S. You might have missed an email from us. Last week, Matt sent some personalized videos to new subscribers of our newsletter. However, we recently discovered that since duo@acreative.co is a brand new email account, many emails went to spam. We forgot to "warm up" the email address. We're learning. If you want to know what Matt sent, reply to this email or find the video Matt emailed (likely in your spam folder) to message us back. |
A Creative Duo
We’re making a movie and want to involve you. We believe filmmaking is for everyone and advocate for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. We want to share these important issues and weave them into the filmmaking process. If you want to be part of a fun, inclusive project that cares for your overall wellbeing, we’d love to welcome you.
When we're creating something new, we have a tendency to analyze, plan, and think about all the details from the beginning. We prefer to be thorough. This happens even more when we feel like we need to perform or prove ourselves to someone. Our perfectionistic mindset often makes projects take longer, with unnecessary work and inefficiency. It gets frustrating. And exhausting. We're actively working on changing this pattern. We try to recognize when we are leaning into our default...
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When's the last time you engaged in a creative project and let yourself be fully immersed in the experience? No expectations, no "right or wrong," no guilt or shame. Maybe it's been a while. Maybe it's hard to remember. Maybe it's Maybelline. 💋 Or, maybe you have so many other obligations and responsibilities that creative projects get pushed until "someday." That happens to us, too. What is one creative passion you'd love to start or do more often? And, what's stopping you? We'll share...