Event Title
To Get By
Status
graduate student
Faculty Sponsor
Katie Garagiola, James Roe
Submission Type
Film
Description
In To Get By, an ex-convict, Red, attempts to secure a job but can't because of her record. Navigating her second chance with her friends, Red has a sick mother and a pending foreclosure. When an unexpected opportunity is presented, Red must decide what to do with her life. To Get By explores social perspective and understanding. The struggles of those from low socioeconomic backgrounds are often misunderstood because people focus on the "what" instead of the "why". With this drama, I illustrate the perspective of someone in an unfortunate circumstance despite their best efforts who must do what they need to survive. To Get By begs the audience to think about the decisions people make when they are out of options. Hopefully, the more we understand each other, the more we can help one another to live instead of simply getting by.
To Get By
In To Get By, an ex-convict, Red, attempts to secure a job but can't because of her record. Navigating her second chance with her friends, Red has a sick mother and a pending foreclosure. When an unexpected opportunity is presented, Red must decide what to do with her life. To Get By explores social perspective and understanding. The struggles of those from low socioeconomic backgrounds are often misunderstood because people focus on the "what" instead of the "why". With this drama, I illustrate the perspective of someone in an unfortunate circumstance despite their best efforts who must do what they need to survive. To Get By begs the audience to think about the decisions people make when they are out of options. Hopefully, the more we understand each other, the more we can help one another to live instead of simply getting by.
Comments
1st place, Graduate Film