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The coronavirus
pandemic is bringing life
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in the United States
to a grinding halt.
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Schools across
the country are closed
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to try to stop the spread
of the coronavirus.
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Dark times call
for bright spots.
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That's what Broadway star,
Laura Benanti
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was hoping to accomplish
when she posted this video.
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This may seem silly but I know
that a lot of high schools
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were gonna have their musicals.
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So, if you would like
to sing a song
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that you are not going
to get to sing now and tag me,
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I wanna see you.
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That's me.
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Tired, freaked out,
un-showered me.
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When I posted that, I thought
I'd get maybe 20, 25 responses.
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But Sunshine Songs quickly
took on a life of its own.
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I got thousands of videos,
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each one more creative
and inspiring than the next.
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When Laura commented
on my first video
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for Sunshine Songs,
I freaked out.
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These kids
were using their love of music
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to connect with each other,
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to connect with us,
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and in many cases, themselves.
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This turned into what she calls
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the world's biggest musical.
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Even Tony Award winner,
Lin-Manuel Miranda, tweeted,
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"I'm watching too."
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I was so blown away
by these young people
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that I decided to take it
one step further.
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For the final documentary,
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we have to narrow it down
to seven kids.
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And so, we just wanted to know
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if you would be one
of those seven.
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- Are you serious?
- Yeah.
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I'm telling you,
you are officially in.
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Oh. Oh.
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Yes, yes. A million times, yes.
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Oh, my gosh. All right.
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The seven young people
you're about to meet
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represent the thousands
of graduated seniors
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who raised their voices
during this unprecedented time.
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I love this project so much.
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My heart is gonna...
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Are we rolling in there?
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They've each selected a song
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and crafted
a musical performance
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to reflect their
2020 experience.
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They filmed themselves remotely
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with the help of their family
and friends
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in a COVID-responsible way,
of course.
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These kids have brought me
so much joy during this time.
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It's my honor to introduce
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Homeschool Musical
Class of 2020.
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Hi.
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Hey.
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Friends.
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Okay.
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So considering...
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everything that your generation
has been through
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over from birth
through all of this,
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how do you feel like,
in some ways,
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that's helped mold
who you are today?
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I feel like growing up
alongside the internet
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as it became more
and more accessible to all of us
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has made us a much more
conscious generation
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than previous generations.
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When COVID hit,
everything closed.
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All the theaters closed.
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I remember
it was Friday the 13th,
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March 13th.
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So it's kind of creepy
thinking about it now.
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All of our shows slowly
one by one got canceled,
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taken away.
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And I remember at first
I was like,
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"Whoa."
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I think I was just
scared for the world
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and our communities
and our families and friends
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and their safety and health.
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My mom and sister are
both nurses and
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living with people
who are, like,
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working around COVID-19
was scary
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because it was getting worse.
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There were a number of days
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that I'd really just spent
entirely in my room.
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It kind of sucked.
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But my perspective of the world
has grown so much.
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I wanna do everything that I can
to make the world a better place
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and make some cool art
while I'm doing it.
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With a number of friends
from my high school,
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we banded together and started
the West Orange Youth Caucus.
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The main goal
for the youth caucus
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is to give young people
a space to discuss
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what they are seeing happening
politically in the country
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and discuss what we think
needs to happen.
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So we drafted a list of demands.
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We scheduled a big protest rally
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on the front steps
of our town's town hall.
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And we publicized the heck out
of it on social media.
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We got 3,000 people to come out.
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And we ended up with 8,000
signatures on our petition
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and we presented it
to the mayor of our town,
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asking for more accountability
in policing
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and to ensure transparency
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to ban the use of chokeholds
in arrests,
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ban the use of rubber bullets
and teargas on crowds,
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to require by ordinance
a body cam
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on all active duty
police officers in West Orange
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while they're on duty.
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Almost everything
that we demanded
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ended up being passed
by our town council.
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I think ultimately,
I am feeling hopeful.
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I am feeling optimistic
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because I know that
so many people...
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in my generation
are thinking proactively too.
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I know that so many people
are committed
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to trying to make
the world better
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in the ways that we
know it needs to be better.
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And because
of the intense circumstances
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that we're living in right now
with the pandemic,
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I don't think
that we have a choice
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but to make the changes
that we know we need.
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It's the end of the world...
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- and we do know it.
- Yeah.
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I don't know how fine I feel,
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but that's how
I'm trying to feel.
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I think the message in the song
is pretty clear
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and R.E.M.'s orchestration
of it, like,
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everything about it,
I feel like so perfectly
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- encapsulates the theme.
- Uh-hmm.
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And it is... it's vibes
that were being felt
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when the song was recorded
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and it's vibes that continue
to be felt today.
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♪ That's great,
it starts with an earthquake ♪
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♪ Birds and snakes,
and aeroplanes ♪
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♪ And Lenny Bruce
is not afraid ♪
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♪ Eye of a hurricane,
listen to yourself churn ♪
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♪ World serves its own needs ♪
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♪ Don't mis-serve
your own needs ♪
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♪ Speed it up a notch, speed,
grunt, no, strength ♪
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♪ The ladder starts to clatter
with a fear of height ♪
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♪ Down, height, wire in a fire ♪
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♪ Represent the seven games ♪
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♪ And a government for hire
and a combat site ♪
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♪ Left her,
wasn't coming in a hurry ♪
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♪ With the Furies
breathing down your neck ♪
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♪ Team by team,
reporters baffled ♪
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♪ Trumped, tethered, cropped ♪
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♪ Look at that low plane,
fine, then ♪
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♪ Uh-oh, overflow, population,
common group ♪
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♪ But it'll do, save yourself,
serve yourself ♪
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♪ World serves its own needs,
listen to your heart bleed ♪
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♪ Tell me with the Rapture ♪
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♪ And the reverent
in the right, right ♪
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♪ You vitriolic, patriotic,
slam fight, bright light ♪
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♪ Feeling pretty psyched ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ And I feel fine ♪
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My generation was born...
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on and soon after 9/11.
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We are the 9/11 babies,
this whole class of 2020.
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Global pandemic, climate crisis,
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mass shootings,
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people lose their jobs,
lose their homes.
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But we can use our collective
bargaining power
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to send that message
to our authority figures
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that something has to change.
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♪ The other night I drifted nice
continental drift divide ♪
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♪ Mountains sit in a line,
Leonard Bernstein ♪
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♪ Leonid Brezhnev,
Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs ♪
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♪ Birthday party, cheesecake,
jellybean, boom ♪
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♪ You symbiotic, patriotic,
slam but neck, right? ♪
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♪ Right ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ And I feel fine ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ It's the end of the world
as we know it ♪
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♪ And I feel fine ♪
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Okay. So how was it
being with your family,
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you spoke a little bit about it,
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- but during quarantine...
- Uh-hmm.
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...how was it being with them
for, like, long periods of time?
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Quarantine, there was
a lot more together time
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that really reminded me
of how it was growing up.
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I grew up surrounded by strong,
powerful matriarchs.
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So I know the power
of women of color.
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I know our versatility,
our softness
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but also our strength.
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- I got it.
- No, Annie, no.
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I'm the oldest of four kids.
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I have one brother
and two younger sisters.
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We were very close
before quarantine, but honestly,
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the time we spent together
physically...
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- Frenzy.
- No!
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Out.
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Brought us a lot closer.
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I was taking my family life
for granted.
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I was taking, you know,
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the support that I have
from them for granted.
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But this just made me realize
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these are my people, you know?
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These are the people
that are gonna have my back
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no matter what,
that are gonna support me 110%,
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that will love me
even if we fight.
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These are the people
that you have to hold you
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when you cry and...
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that you'll hold when they cry.
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I come from a family of five
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and I live with my two sisters
and my parents.
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How much longer on these...
On these corns?
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They're probably already done.
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My parents own
their own business
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called the Market General Store.
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Working there has been a blast.
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A year ago, my plans for college
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were to apply
to all the art schools
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I had deemed fit to study opera
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and maybe musical theater.
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I had gone into the school
of my dreams
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and I was so excited
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to finally live out this dream
that I had been planning
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since I was a freshman
in high school.
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Towards March,
things started to change.
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The city told us,
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"You guys have to close
the store
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because of this pandemic."
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This means that there's no money
coming in at all.
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We most definitely
pinched pennies.
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We started getting back
the financial aid packets
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and it really wasn't enough.
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We couldn't pay
the big tuition bill.
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And it hit me that I probably
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wouldn't be able to go
to college this year.
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And the idea of deferment
came up.
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I learned that my school
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was going to be so gracious
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and keep my two scholarships
that I had gotten,
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plus my double major.
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And I decided that
this is a year
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that I could take
to grow my voice
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and mature as a person.
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It's going to be nothing
but growth.
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I hope that I can find success
in my craft,
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this thing that
I put so much work into,
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that I pour my heart into,
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that I can hopefully open doors
for girls that look like me.
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"West Side Story" is one
of my favorite musicals ever.
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And it's a dream to play Maria.
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I think it's just
a beautiful song.
255
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I feel like in the world
that we are living in,
256
00:12:33,159 --> 00:12:37,000
there's a lot of crazy
and a lot of unrest.
257
00:12:37,220 --> 00:12:41,220
And what we need now
more than anything is peace
258
00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,046
and quiet and hope.
259
00:12:45,070 --> 00:12:48,115
There is... there is
a driving hope in this song,
260
00:12:48,139 --> 00:12:52,019
a hope that there is a place
for all of us.
261
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♪ There's a place ♪
262
00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,220
♪ For us ♪
263
00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,220
♪ Somewhere a place for us ♪
264
00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,186
♪ Peace and quiet ♪
265
00:13:21,210 --> 00:13:25,005
♪ And open air ♪
266
00:13:25,029 --> 00:13:28,115
♪ Wait for us ♪
267
00:13:28,139 --> 00:13:31,025
♪ Somewhere ♪
268
00:14:52,220 --> 00:14:57,220
My family was totally supportive
about my dreams and my goals.
269
00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,035
I think they saw
something special in me.
270
00:15:00,059 --> 00:15:03,115
They were just very...
271
00:15:03,139 --> 00:15:05,066
"You can do this.
We believe in you.
272
00:15:05,090 --> 00:15:06,206
We know you got this.
273
00:15:06,230 --> 00:15:10,046
Go fly. Go do your thing."
274
00:15:10,070 --> 00:15:14,076
♪ There's a place ♪
275
00:15:14,100 --> 00:15:16,186
♪ For us ♪
276
00:15:16,210 --> 00:15:22,035
♪ A time and place for us ♪
277
00:15:22,059 --> 00:15:24,025
♪ Hold my hand ♪
278
00:15:24,049 --> 00:15:28,035
♪ And we're halfway there ♪
279
00:15:28,059 --> 00:15:30,035
♪ Hold my hand ♪
280
00:15:30,059 --> 00:15:34,035
♪ And I'll take you there ♪
281
00:15:34,059 --> 00:15:37,046
♪ Somehow ♪
282
00:15:37,070 --> 00:15:40,015
♪ Someday ♪
283
00:15:40,039 --> 00:15:46,090
♪ Somewhere ♪
284
00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,196
How do you feel that theater
and music
285
00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:57,056
has influenced you..
286
00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,035
As a person?
287
00:15:59,059 --> 00:16:01,046
Whenever I'd play
in new character,
288
00:16:01,070 --> 00:16:04,115
the overlaps between
my own personal character
289
00:16:04,139 --> 00:16:08,155
and all of the quirks and traits
that the character has,
290
00:16:08,179 --> 00:16:10,086
especially the flaws,
291
00:16:10,110 --> 00:16:14,046
end up becoming tools that
I can use to better myself.
292
00:16:14,070 --> 00:16:17,125
I think the most powerful voice
I have is through my music,
293
00:16:17,149 --> 00:16:19,046
like I love musical theater,
294
00:16:19,070 --> 00:16:22,230
I love singing, I love acting,
and I love dancing.
295
00:16:23,009 --> 00:16:25,125
I'm not that great at it
but I've gotten better.
296
00:16:25,149 --> 00:16:30,220
Theater is always trying
to reflect onto us
297
00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,086
and to kind of like show
us our world as it really is.
298
00:16:34,110 --> 00:16:36,155
We all go through things
from day to day
299
00:16:36,179 --> 00:16:38,105
and art is what's
going to get us through,
300
00:16:38,129 --> 00:16:40,035
it's what has got us through.
301
00:16:40,059 --> 00:16:42,056
Theater has always been
a really big passion of mine
302
00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,046
and what I love about it is that
303
00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:47,995
I get to be someone else
for two hours
304
00:16:48,019 --> 00:16:49,176
or however long the show is.
305
00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,155
And just stepping out
into so many personalities,
306
00:16:51,179 --> 00:16:53,135
you get to live vicariously
through them.
307
00:16:53,159 --> 00:16:56,025
I find it so liberating
when you open on a stage door,
308
00:16:56,049 --> 00:16:57,206
it's a whole different world.
309
00:16:57,230 --> 00:16:59,115
You're not thinking about
any of the bad things
310
00:16:59,139 --> 00:17:01,155
or thinking about
your show that you have to do,
311
00:17:01,179 --> 00:17:03,070
and you love doing it.
312
00:17:07,009 --> 00:17:09,126
Becoming a senior
is a very monumental moment
313
00:17:09,150 --> 00:17:11,099
in anyone's high school career.
314
00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,045
Because you're the top
of the food chain.
315
00:17:15,069 --> 00:17:18,035
I was waiting for all the perks
that a senior gets
316
00:17:18,059 --> 00:17:19,206
and I'm so ready
and excited for it
317
00:17:19,230 --> 00:17:23,130
and then that changed
very quickly.
318
00:17:24,130 --> 00:17:29,025
One day I was waiting for my mom
to pick me up after rehearsal
319
00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:34,065
and she's never really
"late" late,
320
00:17:34,089 --> 00:17:35,489
so I kept calling
and, like texting,
321
00:17:36,009 --> 00:17:37,146
she was never answering.
322
00:17:37,170 --> 00:17:39,186
And then one time
she did call me,
323
00:17:39,210 --> 00:17:45,116
she was like,
"Hey, we don't have a house,"
324
00:17:45,140 --> 00:17:47,025
and I was like,
325
00:17:47,049 --> 00:17:48,156
"Like, what do you mean
we don't have a house,
326
00:17:48,180 --> 00:17:50,995
like, I was just there
this morning?"
327
00:17:51,019 --> 00:17:53,116
I got to my house at the time
328
00:17:53,140 --> 00:17:56,186
and I just saw
a lot of our stuff outside
329
00:17:56,210 --> 00:18:00,025
and I was just like...
330
00:18:00,049 --> 00:18:02,025
My mom was like, "If you see
something that's, like,
331
00:18:02,049 --> 00:18:04,045
important to you or of value,
take it
332
00:18:04,069 --> 00:18:05,196
because we might not
come back to it.
333
00:18:05,220 --> 00:18:08,136
And I was like, "Okay."
334
00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,146
And so I just grabbed
a lot of things.
335
00:18:11,170 --> 00:18:14,005
That night,
I went to a hotel with my mom
336
00:18:14,029 --> 00:18:16,055
and my sister and my two dogs.
337
00:18:16,079 --> 00:18:17,156
I knew nothing.
I was in the blue,
338
00:18:17,180 --> 00:18:20,180
like I had no idea
about anything.
339
00:18:21,140 --> 00:18:23,045
It was very challenging for me
340
00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:25,095
but everyone outside
did not know anything.
341
00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,156
As a senior, it's like
your moments with your friends.
342
00:18:28,180 --> 00:18:30,055
And, like,
I just got in the show.
343
00:18:30,079 --> 00:18:31,146
My first time
to ever lead a role,
344
00:18:31,170 --> 00:18:33,146
playing Pinocchio.
345
00:18:33,170 --> 00:18:35,106
I would, like, go through
the day all kind of sad
346
00:18:35,130 --> 00:18:37,196
because I was thinking about
my life at home,
347
00:18:37,220 --> 00:18:39,075
but I would walk into
a stage door
348
00:18:39,099 --> 00:18:40,220
and I would shift.
349
00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,126
I would be ready to work.
350
00:18:42,150 --> 00:18:44,995
I would still have the thought
in my head
351
00:18:45,019 --> 00:18:47,015
but at a certain point
of rehearsal,
352
00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:49,196
I would just take a moment,
353
00:18:49,220 --> 00:18:51,126
shut all the doubt in my head,
354
00:18:51,150 --> 00:18:53,085
just like, "You're fine,
355
00:18:53,109 --> 00:18:55,126
you got it,
don't worry about it,"
356
00:18:55,150 --> 00:18:57,005
and then I would look back up
357
00:18:57,029 --> 00:18:58,176
and I would just go through
my rehearsal
358
00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,196
like nothing ever happened.
359
00:18:59,220 --> 00:19:02,009
Six, seven, eight.
360
00:19:05,170 --> 00:19:07,065
"I will survive" really...
361
00:19:07,089 --> 00:19:08,176
It really reflects on my year
362
00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:12,085
because it's just like,
so much happened.
363
00:19:12,109 --> 00:19:13,995
I went through the mud,
I went through the grass,
364
00:19:14,019 --> 00:19:15,206
the tornado, the ocean,
and the desert,
365
00:19:15,230 --> 00:19:17,176
the tundra,
every biome in the planet
366
00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:23,015
and yet I'm talking to one
of my idols, hello.
367
00:19:23,039 --> 00:19:24,166
Like, I came out on top.
368
00:19:24,190 --> 00:19:27,166
Like at the end of the day,
like, it's my theme song,
369
00:19:27,190 --> 00:19:30,995
it's my anthem,
I think it is my song,
370
00:19:31,019 --> 00:19:32,995
and that's that.
371
00:19:39,079 --> 00:19:43,136
♪ At first I was afraid,
I was petrified ♪
372
00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,176
♪ Kept thinking
I could never live ♪
373
00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:48,136
♪ Without you by my side ♪
374
00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,176
♪ But then I spent
so many nights ♪
375
00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:55,106
♪ Thinking how you did me wrong
but I grew strong ♪
376
00:19:55,130 --> 00:19:57,136
♪ And I learned
how to get along ♪
377
00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:01,095
♪ And so you're back
from outer space ♪
378
00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,106
♪ I just walked in
to find you here ♪
379
00:20:03,130 --> 00:20:05,136
♪ With that sad look
up on your face ♪
380
00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,085
♪ I should have changed
that stupid lock ♪
381
00:20:07,109 --> 00:20:09,176
♪ I should have made you
leave your key ♪
382
00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,206
♪ If I had known
for just one second ♪
383
00:20:11,230 --> 00:20:13,136
♪ You'd be back to bother me ♪
384
00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,065
♪ Go on now go ♪
385
00:20:15,089 --> 00:20:17,126
♪ Walk out the door ♪
386
00:20:17,150 --> 00:20:19,186
♪ Just turn around now ♪
387
00:20:19,210 --> 00:20:22,106
♪ 'cause you're not welcome
anymore ♪
388
00:20:22,130 --> 00:20:25,146
♪ Weren't you the one who tried
to hurt me with goodbye? ♪
389
00:20:25,170 --> 00:20:27,146
♪ You think I'd crumble? ♪
390
00:20:27,170 --> 00:20:29,186
♪ Did you think
I'd lay down and die? ♪
391
00:20:29,210 --> 00:20:31,146
♪ Oh no, not I ♪
392
00:20:31,170 --> 00:20:33,106
♪ I will survive ♪
393
00:20:33,130 --> 00:20:36,025
♪ Oh, as long as I know
how to love ♪
394
00:20:36,049 --> 00:20:37,186
♪ I know I'll stay alive ♪
395
00:20:37,210 --> 00:20:39,156
♪ And I've got all my life
to live ♪
396
00:20:39,180 --> 00:20:41,220
♪ And I've got all my love
to give ♪
397
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,065
♪ I'll survive ♪
398
00:20:43,089 --> 00:20:46,156
♪ I will survive, hey, hey ♪
399
00:20:46,180 --> 00:20:48,116
And I would tell
my 14-year-old self,
400
00:20:48,140 --> 00:20:51,015
"You are so much stronger and
braver than you think you are
401
00:20:51,039 --> 00:20:54,196
and you have so much strength
and resilience, and power,
402
00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:57,025
that you just don't know that
because you're so young
403
00:20:57,049 --> 00:20:58,995
but when you get there,
404
00:20:59,019 --> 00:21:01,109
you'll get in control
and you will love it."
405
00:21:01,180 --> 00:21:05,095
♪ It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart ♪
406
00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,095
♪ Kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart ♪
407
00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:13,146
♪ And I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself ♪
408
00:21:13,170 --> 00:21:15,146
♪ I used to cry ♪
409
00:21:15,170 --> 00:21:17,116
♪ But now I hold
my head up high ♪
410
00:21:17,140 --> 00:21:21,085
♪ So you see me, somebody new ♪
411
00:21:21,109 --> 00:21:25,116
♪ I'm not that chained-up little
person still in love with you ♪
412
00:21:25,140 --> 00:21:27,126
♪ And so you felt like
dropping in ♪
413
00:21:27,150 --> 00:21:29,106
♪ And just expect me
to be free ♪
414
00:21:29,130 --> 00:21:31,156
♪ Well, now I'm saving
all my lovin' ♪
415
00:21:31,180 --> 00:21:33,116
♪ For someone who's loving me ♪
416
00:21:33,140 --> 00:21:37,156
♪ Go on now go,
walk out the door ♪
417
00:21:37,180 --> 00:21:39,126
♪ Just turn around now ♪
418
00:21:39,150 --> 00:21:42,085
♪ 'Cause you're not
welcome anymore ♪
419
00:21:42,109 --> 00:21:45,126
♪ Weren't you the one who tried
to hurt me with goodbye? ♪
420
00:21:45,150 --> 00:21:47,126
♪ Did you think I'd crumble? ♪
421
00:21:47,150 --> 00:21:49,136
♪ Did you think
I'd lay down and die? ♪
422
00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,166
♪ Oh no, not I ♪
423
00:21:51,190 --> 00:21:53,116
♪ I will survive ♪
424
00:21:53,140 --> 00:21:56,055
♪ Oh, as long
as I know how to love ♪
425
00:21:56,079 --> 00:21:57,186
♪ I know I'll stay alive ♪
426
00:21:57,210 --> 00:21:59,146
♪ And I've got
all my life to live ♪
427
00:21:59,170 --> 00:22:01,206
♪ And I've got
all my love to give ♪
428
00:22:01,230 --> 00:22:03,136
♪ I'll survive ♪
429
00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,206
♪ I will survive ♪
430
00:22:05,230 --> 00:22:07,069
♪ I will survive ♪
431
00:22:08,069 --> 00:22:10,166
How do you feel like that time
when quarantine
432
00:22:10,190 --> 00:22:12,005
fostered your creativity
433
00:22:12,029 --> 00:22:14,045
and really
what was that creativity?
434
00:22:14,069 --> 00:22:17,015
I think during that quarantine
it was really...
435
00:22:17,039 --> 00:22:20,156
It was more of a break,
a brain break for myself.
436
00:22:20,180 --> 00:22:23,045
You know,
like most of us everywhere,
437
00:22:23,069 --> 00:22:27,176
it's okay to have a brain break
and just like not do anything.
438
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,085
When you have all this free time
and you're allowed to creatively
439
00:22:31,109 --> 00:22:35,106
let yourself roam and explore
what it is you want to do
440
00:22:35,130 --> 00:22:37,005
with the art that you make
441
00:22:37,029 --> 00:22:38,995
because everybody
has the capacity to make art,
442
00:22:39,019 --> 00:22:40,126
everybody
has the capacity to be...
443
00:22:40,150 --> 00:22:42,025
To be creative
if they so choose.
444
00:22:42,049 --> 00:22:45,035
Like Liz said,
sometimes a brain break is good.
445
00:22:45,059 --> 00:22:47,095
I'm someone who likes
to have things planned out,
446
00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,065
I like to know
what's coming next,
447
00:22:49,089 --> 00:22:54,130
and it was a big world-stopping
moment of nothing's coming next.
448
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,065
I definitely thrive off
of being around other people,
449
00:22:59,089 --> 00:23:00,995
I feed off
of other people's energy.
450
00:23:01,019 --> 00:23:02,299
I think that most performers do.
451
00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,146
And going from seeing all
the people that I love so much
452
00:23:05,170 --> 00:23:07,180
that I choose
to be around every day
453
00:23:08,150 --> 00:23:09,995
and not seeing them at all,
454
00:23:10,019 --> 00:23:13,220
just like cutting it cold turkey
was hard for me.
455
00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,075
In those moments,
I just wanted to be in my room
456
00:23:16,099 --> 00:23:17,166
and not do anything,
457
00:23:17,190 --> 00:23:20,025
scroll through TikTok
mindlessly.
458
00:23:20,049 --> 00:23:21,156
I was just like a wreck.
459
00:23:21,180 --> 00:23:22,196
I was not fun to be around.
460
00:23:22,220 --> 00:23:24,166
I was crying all the time.
461
00:23:24,190 --> 00:23:26,206
I didn't really
wanna play the piano.
462
00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:28,075
And my mom kept telling me,
463
00:23:28,099 --> 00:23:29,539
"Music always
makes you feel better."
464
00:23:30,009 --> 00:23:31,166
- You ready?
- Yes.
465
00:23:31,190 --> 00:23:34,116
I started
my littlest sister Josephine
466
00:23:34,140 --> 00:23:35,220
how to play piano.
467
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:37,146
It was nice
to just share something
468
00:23:37,170 --> 00:23:40,200
that I love so much with her
and see her love it.
469
00:23:42,019 --> 00:23:46,156
This is me writing a song...
Um, ish.
470
00:23:46,180 --> 00:23:48,085
Trying to write a song.
471
00:23:48,109 --> 00:23:52,176
I was just feeling like I needed
to put my feelings somewhere
472
00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,095
and so I started playing music.
473
00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,116
And it just became
something for me
474
00:23:56,140 --> 00:24:00,075
to put my energy
into that felt normal.
475
00:24:00,099 --> 00:24:04,156
♪ And it all stops
everything you know ♪
476
00:24:04,180 --> 00:24:09,015
♪ Everything you knew
where time stands still ♪
477
00:24:09,039 --> 00:24:12,075
The difference in what music
I was writing before quarantine
478
00:24:12,099 --> 00:24:15,156
and what I wrote
during quarantine was that,
479
00:24:15,180 --> 00:24:18,186
the significance
of what it meant to me
480
00:24:18,210 --> 00:24:20,049
was way different.
481
00:24:21,099 --> 00:24:26,015
Music is a really powerful way
to reach people and in my life,
482
00:24:26,039 --> 00:24:29,005
music has just meant such
a natural thing for me to do
483
00:24:29,029 --> 00:24:31,045
that that just seems
the most natural way for me
484
00:24:31,069 --> 00:24:34,166
to speak out and share
485
00:24:34,190 --> 00:24:37,176
what my feelings
and beliefs are.
486
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,085
I think that quarantine
is the first time
487
00:24:40,109 --> 00:24:46,075
that I ever sang just to, like,
feel the music, you know?
488
00:24:46,099 --> 00:24:50,176
And I think that Sunshine Songs
also motivated me to keep going.
489
00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,025
I thank you for doing this.
490
00:24:52,049 --> 00:24:53,206
It just really warmed my heart.
491
00:24:53,230 --> 00:24:56,075
I love that
I was reaching people
492
00:24:56,099 --> 00:25:00,170
in a time where people seems so,
like, untouchable, you know?
493
00:25:02,029 --> 00:25:06,085
This song is me being so excited
and eager for the future.
494
00:25:06,109 --> 00:25:08,055
I love my hometown
and where I'm from,
495
00:25:08,079 --> 00:25:13,025
and so grateful for my roots,
and I was so ready to leave
496
00:25:13,049 --> 00:25:14,156
and come to college,
and meet new people,
497
00:25:14,180 --> 00:25:16,035
and learn new things,
498
00:25:16,059 --> 00:25:17,659
and be a part
of a whole new environment.
499
00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:23,035
And that song was me, like,
realizing inside myself,
500
00:25:23,059 --> 00:25:25,136
"Oh, I can do this.
Like this is my time.
501
00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,059
This is now for me.
502
00:25:28,079 --> 00:25:32,025
♪ I can't seem to focus ♪
503
00:25:32,049 --> 00:25:35,206
♪ And you don't seem to notice ♪
504
00:25:35,230 --> 00:25:39,055
♪ I'm not here ♪
505
00:25:39,079 --> 00:25:44,085
♪ I'm just a mirror ♪
506
00:25:44,109 --> 00:25:48,065
♪ You check your complexion ♪
507
00:25:48,089 --> 00:25:49,230
♪ To find ♪
508
00:25:50,009 --> 00:25:54,200
♪ Your reflection's all alone ♪
509
00:25:55,190 --> 00:26:01,035
♪ I had to go ♪
510
00:26:01,059 --> 00:26:05,065
♪ Can't you hear me? ♪
511
00:26:05,089 --> 00:26:08,170
♪ I'm not coming home ♪
512
00:26:10,230 --> 00:26:14,106
♪ Do you understand? ♪
513
00:26:14,130 --> 00:26:18,160
♪ I've changed my plans ♪
514
00:26:19,140 --> 00:26:23,045
♪ 'Cause I ♪
515
00:26:23,069 --> 00:26:27,126
♪ I'm in love ♪
516
00:26:27,150 --> 00:26:30,230
♪ With my future ♪
517
00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:37,136
♪ Can't wait to meet her ♪
518
00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:41,075
♪ And I ♪
519
00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:45,196
♪ I'm in love ♪
520
00:26:45,220 --> 00:26:49,130
♪ But not with anybody else ♪
521
00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:55,160
♪ Just wanna get
to know myself ♪
522
00:26:56,150 --> 00:26:59,085
♪ I know supposedly
I'm lonely now ♪
523
00:26:59,109 --> 00:27:01,075
♪ Lonely now ♪
524
00:27:01,099 --> 00:27:07,069
♪ Know I'm supposed
to be unhappy without someone ♪
525
00:27:08,069 --> 00:27:09,196
♪ But aren't I someone? ♪
526
00:27:09,220 --> 00:27:13,015
♪ Aren't I someone? ♪
527
00:27:13,039 --> 00:27:16,035
I'm excited to see
where music takes me in life.
528
00:27:16,059 --> 00:27:18,116
It will be a part
of my life always.
529
00:27:18,140 --> 00:27:21,055
And if I don't waver
from the fact that
530
00:27:21,079 --> 00:27:22,156
that is what I want to do
with my life
531
00:27:22,180 --> 00:27:24,095
and that is my dream,
532
00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:28,005
I will live a very happy life
and be happy wherever I am.
533
00:27:28,029 --> 00:27:31,186
♪ And I ♪
534
00:27:31,210 --> 00:27:36,025
♪ I'm in love ♪
535
00:27:36,049 --> 00:27:39,140
♪ But not with anybody here ♪
536
00:27:40,140 --> 00:27:46,220
♪ I'll see you
in a couple years ♪
537
00:27:53,170 --> 00:27:56,119
What have been the positive
parts of quarantine?
538
00:27:57,079 --> 00:28:00,095
We play Minecraft until, like,
5:00 AM, sometimes 7:00.
539
00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:01,186
But then, like,
we will get coffee and breakfast
540
00:28:01,210 --> 00:28:03,116
and then we'll continue to play.
541
00:28:03,140 --> 00:28:05,055
Like, it was just, like,
a random thing I would never do
542
00:28:05,079 --> 00:28:07,095
but, like, that made me happy
even though, like,
543
00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,176
I can't go outside or get
toilet paper for my house.
544
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,156
But other than that,
it was a great experience.
545
00:28:11,180 --> 00:28:13,136
Oh, actually, that's such...
That's so false.
546
00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,136
I would give coronavirus
a zero star on Yelp views
547
00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,116
but, um, the inside part
was, kind of, decent.
548
00:28:20,140 --> 00:28:22,206
In the last year, I've become...
549
00:28:22,230 --> 00:28:25,186
I've become a force
if I do say so myself.
550
00:28:25,210 --> 00:28:28,015
My mission statement
as an artist
551
00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:29,186
was to use storytelling
552
00:28:29,210 --> 00:28:32,106
as-as a platform
for understanding.
553
00:28:32,130 --> 00:28:35,025
I would not be as bold
as I am today.
554
00:28:35,049 --> 00:28:38,005
I would not be
as an apologetic as I am today,
555
00:28:38,029 --> 00:28:41,025
had it not been for quarantine
because it forced me to try
556
00:28:41,049 --> 00:28:44,126
and be the best person
for the future that I want.
557
00:28:44,150 --> 00:28:47,095
I made a lot of discoveries
over quarantine.
558
00:28:48,150 --> 00:28:50,136
It made me really realize
559
00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,065
that I can't take everything
for granted, ever.
560
00:28:53,089 --> 00:28:55,005
Um, and I'm so thankful for that
561
00:28:55,029 --> 00:28:58,116
because I look at things
in a totally different way now.
562
00:29:03,230 --> 00:29:06,186
I grew up with my mom and my dad
563
00:29:06,210 --> 00:29:11,106
in a small house
in the village of Waynesville.
564
00:29:11,130 --> 00:29:14,035
My dad competitively fished,
565
00:29:14,059 --> 00:29:17,116
so that's why my name
is Fischer.
566
00:29:17,140 --> 00:29:20,196
They were so fun
and so supportive.
567
00:29:20,220 --> 00:29:23,166
I have, like,
the best childhood ever.
568
00:29:23,190 --> 00:29:27,116
My parents taught me
from a very young age
569
00:29:27,140 --> 00:29:29,196
that it's okay
to question things
570
00:29:29,220 --> 00:29:32,156
and that I should be
questioning things.
571
00:29:32,180 --> 00:29:35,065
And I think that's just
such an important lesson
572
00:29:35,089 --> 00:29:37,039
to learn when you're young.
573
00:29:38,109 --> 00:29:41,136
The first day of quarantine,
574
00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,055
I re-condoed my entire house.
575
00:29:44,079 --> 00:29:47,136
And then from that day on,
I did nothing.
576
00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:51,035
The most I ever did
was get in my car and scream,
577
00:29:51,059 --> 00:29:56,005
cry to Celine Dion
just to, like, feel something.
578
00:29:56,029 --> 00:29:57,055
So, for the first couple weeks,
579
00:29:57,079 --> 00:30:01,005
I was just sitting with myself
580
00:30:01,029 --> 00:30:02,136
and was, you know,
581
00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:06,075
forced to, kind of,
look back on things
582
00:30:06,099 --> 00:30:09,166
that I haven't processed
and, you know,
583
00:30:09,190 --> 00:30:13,176
I started realizing, you know,
584
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:17,009
"Wait a minute. I'm not a man.
585
00:30:20,119 --> 00:30:25,035
I'm a woman. I'm-I'm trans."
586
00:30:25,059 --> 00:30:28,126
And as soon as that thought
came into my mind,
587
00:30:28,150 --> 00:30:32,085
it was, like, a wave of, like,
588
00:30:32,109 --> 00:30:34,055
"Whoa. You're right."
589
00:30:34,079 --> 00:30:39,075
Um, I don't think I've ever had
an experience as a man before.
590
00:30:39,099 --> 00:30:40,196
That's not who I am.
591
00:30:40,220 --> 00:30:43,015
That's not who I ever was.
592
00:30:43,039 --> 00:30:47,055
Um, I was just, kind of,
forced into that category.
593
00:30:47,079 --> 00:30:49,196
And I just felt, like,
594
00:30:49,220 --> 00:30:51,095
the longer I wait,
595
00:30:51,119 --> 00:30:53,136
the more I miss out on.
596
00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:55,230
And it was, like,
a big turning moment
597
00:30:56,009 --> 00:30:57,196
where I was, like,
the fact that I am okay
598
00:30:57,220 --> 00:31:01,015
with myself for the first time
in 18 years
599
00:31:01,039 --> 00:31:05,039
means more than
anyone else's opinion on me.
600
00:31:06,009 --> 00:31:07,230
Telling my parents was easy.
601
00:31:08,190 --> 00:31:09,995
Well, it wasn't easy.
It was hard.
602
00:31:10,019 --> 00:31:11,176
It was a very hard conversation.
603
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:16,075
Um, but they were so supportive
604
00:31:16,099 --> 00:31:19,220
and I knew that at the end
of that conversation,
605
00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,130
I was gonna be okay.
606
00:31:23,059 --> 00:31:27,015
I'm so excited because
I have so much more fun now.
607
00:31:28,140 --> 00:31:32,186
But, uh, I-I think
that what a gift it is
608
00:31:32,210 --> 00:31:36,166
to be able to live how I want to
609
00:31:36,190 --> 00:31:39,166
and to be seen
for who I really am.
610
00:31:39,190 --> 00:31:43,176
I'm so thankful
to be able to be in a place
611
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:48,055
where I can be a woman
and I can wear skirts
612
00:31:48,079 --> 00:31:51,995
but I can also wear,
you know, crocs when I want to,
613
00:31:52,019 --> 00:31:56,025
and I do a lot and I'm ashamed
of it, but it's okay, you know.
614
00:31:56,049 --> 00:31:58,166
It's-it's great, it really is.
615
00:32:02,039 --> 00:32:04,126
I think the song,
there's something about it
616
00:32:04,150 --> 00:32:06,055
that is just moving forward,
617
00:32:06,079 --> 00:32:07,206
"dog days are over", is like,
618
00:32:07,230 --> 00:32:10,196
I feel, like, a pretty big
anthem of our generation.
619
00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,146
It was so fun to film.
620
00:32:12,170 --> 00:32:15,156
It felt, like,
such a needed release
621
00:32:15,180 --> 00:32:18,035
and I was just seeing, like,
622
00:32:18,059 --> 00:32:21,015
these just random pieces
of inspiration come together
623
00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:23,995
into this... into this, like,
finished project,
624
00:32:24,019 --> 00:32:26,025
and that it truly
made me feel so special
625
00:32:26,049 --> 00:32:29,190
and it was an experience
I'm so thankful for.
626
00:32:37,190 --> 00:32:40,210
♪ Happiness hit her ♪
627
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,196
♪ Like a train ♪
628
00:32:42,220 --> 00:32:48,079
♪ On a track ♪
629
00:32:50,140 --> 00:32:54,005
♪ Coming towards her ♪
630
00:32:54,029 --> 00:32:55,095
♪ Stuck still ♪
631
00:32:55,119 --> 00:33:01,039
♪ No turning back ♪
632
00:33:02,069 --> 00:33:05,045
♪ She hid around corners ♪
633
00:33:05,069 --> 00:33:08,166
♪ And she hid under beds ♪
634
00:33:08,190 --> 00:33:11,186
♪ She killed it with kisses ♪
635
00:33:11,210 --> 00:33:15,015
♪ And from it she fled ♪
636
00:33:15,039 --> 00:33:18,015
♪ With every bubble ♪
637
00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:21,106
♪ She sank with a drink ♪
638
00:33:21,130 --> 00:33:23,196
♪ And washed it away ♪
639
00:33:23,220 --> 00:33:27,059
♪ Down the kitchen sink ♪
640
00:33:28,039 --> 00:33:31,045
♪ The dog days are over ♪
641
00:33:31,069 --> 00:33:34,095
♪ The dog days are done ♪
642
00:33:34,119 --> 00:33:37,065
♪ The horses are coming ♪
643
00:33:37,089 --> 00:33:40,045
♪ So you better run ♪
644
00:33:40,069 --> 00:33:43,230
♪ Run fast for your mother,
run fast for your father ♪
645
00:33:44,009 --> 00:33:47,015
♪ Run for your children,
for your sisters and brothers ♪
646
00:33:47,039 --> 00:33:49,230
♪ Leave all your love
and your longing behind you ♪
647
00:33:50,009 --> 00:33:53,116
♪ Can't carry it with you
if you want to survive ♪
648
00:33:53,140 --> 00:33:56,206
♪ The dog days are over ♪
649
00:33:56,230 --> 00:34:00,015
♪ The dog days are done ♪
650
00:34:00,039 --> 00:34:03,005
♪ Can you hear the horses ♪
651
00:34:03,029 --> 00:34:07,220
♪ 'Cause here they come ♪
652
00:34:12,039 --> 00:34:16,115
♪ And I ♪
653
00:34:16,139 --> 00:34:19,086
♪ Never wanted ♪
654
00:34:19,110 --> 00:34:24,055
♪ Anything from you ♪
655
00:34:24,079 --> 00:34:28,006
I'm always trying to tackle my
next challenge
656
00:34:28,030 --> 00:34:29,106
and like to move on.
657
00:34:29,130 --> 00:34:31,175
To like keep growing and keep
learning.
658
00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:34,146
I think that's definitely
someone I want to become
659
00:34:34,170 --> 00:34:37,186
and someone I am slowly
becoming.
660
00:34:37,210 --> 00:34:41,146
♪ Run fast for your mother
and fast for your father ♪
661
00:34:41,170 --> 00:34:44,186
♪ Run for your children,
for your sisters and brothers ♪
662
00:34:44,210 --> 00:34:47,055
♪ Leave all your love
and your longing behind you ♪
663
00:34:47,079 --> 00:34:51,015
♪ Can't carry it with you
if you want to survive ♪
664
00:34:51,039 --> 00:34:54,075
♪ The dog days are over ♪
665
00:34:54,099 --> 00:34:57,195
♪ The dog days are done ♪
666
00:34:57,219 --> 00:35:00,146
♪ Can you hear the horses ♪
667
00:35:00,170 --> 00:35:03,146
♪ 'Cause here they... ♪
668
00:35:03,170 --> 00:35:07,055
♪ The dog days are over ♪
669
00:35:07,079 --> 00:35:10,075
♪ The dog days are done ♪
670
00:35:10,099 --> 00:35:13,135
♪ Can you hear the horses ♪
671
00:35:13,159 --> 00:35:16,146
♪ 'Cause here they come ♪
672
00:35:16,170 --> 00:35:20,090
+
673
00:35:33,119 --> 00:35:34,239
Free from distraction
674
00:35:35,010 --> 00:35:37,026
and with a laser focus
on the news,
675
00:35:37,050 --> 00:35:39,126
a shattering event
awakens the world
676
00:35:39,150 --> 00:35:41,035
to every day in justice.
677
00:35:41,059 --> 00:35:43,106
When I first heard
about George Floyd,
678
00:35:43,130 --> 00:35:45,219
I wasn't really shocked
679
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,206
because this has happened
for years
680
00:35:47,230 --> 00:35:51,075
that a Black man is killed
by a White police officer.
681
00:35:51,099 --> 00:35:53,086
When that video
started circulating,
682
00:35:53,110 --> 00:35:55,186
I think it stirred people...
It-it woke up people
683
00:35:55,210 --> 00:35:59,230
who had never considered
the problem before.
684
00:36:00,010 --> 00:36:01,155
And I know we're near giving up
685
00:36:01,179 --> 00:36:04,106
for the Black Lives Matter
movement or any movement
686
00:36:04,130 --> 00:36:06,166
that helps a disenfranchised
687
00:36:06,190 --> 00:36:08,035
group of people
in the United States.
688
00:36:08,059 --> 00:36:09,459
I know we're near
resting about that
689
00:36:10,010 --> 00:36:12,070
because we're nowhere
near a solution.
690
00:36:14,230 --> 00:36:17,115
George Floyd and I
went to the same church.
691
00:36:17,139 --> 00:36:19,175
Um, when I was about 12,
692
00:36:19,199 --> 00:36:22,146
he would set up chairs,
set up and tear down.
693
00:36:22,170 --> 00:36:25,095
Um, they used to call him
Big Floyd.
694
00:36:25,119 --> 00:36:27,190
Um, yeah.
695
00:36:30,110 --> 00:36:32,015
Seeing George suffocated
696
00:36:32,039 --> 00:36:35,030
for nine minutes was...
697
00:36:36,190 --> 00:36:38,086
very difficult.
698
00:36:38,110 --> 00:36:44,066
I watched the news slander
his personal life.
699
00:36:44,090 --> 00:36:46,135
There was a protest happening
in New Braunfels
700
00:36:46,159 --> 00:36:49,035
where I was,
where my grandparents live.
701
00:36:49,059 --> 00:36:51,175
Finally, I saw some hope.
702
00:36:57,050 --> 00:36:59,146
People were protesting
all over the world.
703
00:36:59,170 --> 00:37:02,046
People are united
for this one cause.
704
00:37:02,070 --> 00:37:05,175
There were protests
in Hong Kong, in Europe,
705
00:37:05,199 --> 00:37:08,135
and I was, like, "There's
a protest happening here
706
00:37:08,159 --> 00:37:10,030
in this town,
707
00:37:11,079 --> 00:37:12,195
it's time for me to get up."
708
00:37:12,219 --> 00:37:16,039
That's when I realized
that this was a movement.
709
00:37:18,190 --> 00:37:21,066
As we got up to the area
where the protest was,
710
00:37:21,090 --> 00:37:24,146
I was all... remembering all this
feelings of hurt and pain
711
00:37:24,170 --> 00:37:28,126
that I received at such, like,
a young age being in the city,
712
00:37:28,150 --> 00:37:29,310
being around racial ignorance
713
00:37:30,010 --> 00:37:32,066
and being the token,
the only one.
714
00:37:32,090 --> 00:37:35,075
There were only two other people
protesting when we got there.
715
00:37:35,099 --> 00:37:37,035
The rest of the people
were my family.
716
00:37:37,059 --> 00:37:39,155
And I was like,
"I'm not gonna let that stop me.
717
00:37:39,179 --> 00:37:42,155
I'm not gonna let
anything else silence me."
718
00:37:42,179 --> 00:37:46,055
And I finally arose
out of that dark place
719
00:37:46,079 --> 00:37:48,030
and I was, like, "It's time."
720
00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:53,206
There was a lot of backlash.
721
00:37:53,230 --> 00:37:57,046
People were driving by
with trucks flipping us off,
722
00:37:57,070 --> 00:38:00,035
calling us slurs literally
in the street out and open
723
00:38:00,059 --> 00:38:02,166
because, I mean,
I expected nothing different
724
00:38:02,190 --> 00:38:04,135
in the city that we were in.
725
00:38:04,159 --> 00:38:08,106
But I knew that none of that
was gonna-gonna stop me.
726
00:38:08,130 --> 00:38:10,095
I was gonna be heard
at that moment.
727
00:38:10,119 --> 00:38:14,166
I was going
to finally say in that city
728
00:38:14,190 --> 00:38:17,170
what I had wanted to say
since I was 12.
729
00:38:18,210 --> 00:38:22,000
I felt all the energy
of all the people before me.
730
00:38:22,190 --> 00:38:26,046
My grandma,
my great grand mama Honey,
731
00:38:26,070 --> 00:38:27,166
like, I felt, like,
732
00:38:27,190 --> 00:38:29,155
I wasn't just that alone
little middle schooler
733
00:38:29,179 --> 00:38:33,146
battling all this racial tension
by herself.
734
00:38:33,170 --> 00:38:35,130
Maybe this is my purpose.
735
00:38:37,119 --> 00:38:42,119
I realize in that moment
that Black joy is radical.
736
00:38:43,090 --> 00:38:46,015
Being joyful in a world
where Black people are killed
737
00:38:46,039 --> 00:38:50,090
for no reason at all
is a protest within itself.
738
00:38:53,030 --> 00:38:57,075
I also realized that sometimes
you have to be still.
739
00:38:57,099 --> 00:39:00,210
Sometimes, you have
to really look inside yourself
740
00:39:01,179 --> 00:39:04,079
and heal, and-and breathe,
741
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,015
and use that time to think
742
00:39:08,039 --> 00:39:10,075
and to bring myself peace
and healing
743
00:39:10,099 --> 00:39:12,219
because I'm deserving of that,
and everyone is.
744
00:39:17,190 --> 00:39:19,995
When I choose music
that I resonate with,
745
00:39:20,019 --> 00:39:22,015
it's often music
that reminds me of,
746
00:39:22,039 --> 00:39:24,206
you know, my childhood,
R&B that I grew up around.
747
00:39:24,230 --> 00:39:27,046
One thing that H.E.R.
does with her music,
748
00:39:27,070 --> 00:39:29,206
you know, she's a peace bringer,
I think essentially.
749
00:39:29,230 --> 00:39:31,135
And I think
that's how I want to be,
750
00:39:31,159 --> 00:39:33,015
I want to be a peacemaker
751
00:39:33,039 --> 00:39:35,170
but to still say
what needs to be said.
752
00:39:36,230 --> 00:39:41,055
+♪ Lift every voice and sing ♪
753
00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:45,146
♪ Till earth and heaven ring ♪
754
00:39:45,170 --> 00:39:50,015
♪ Ring with the harmonies ♪
755
00:39:50,039 --> 00:39:54,190
♪ Of liberty ♪
756
00:39:58,190 --> 00:40:01,230
♪ Oh ♪
757
00:40:02,010 --> 00:40:05,059
♪ Oh ♪
758
00:40:07,170 --> 00:40:11,026
♪ Started a war, screaming peace
at the same time ♪
759
00:40:11,050 --> 00:40:14,155
♪ All the corruption,
injustice, the same crimes ♪
760
00:40:14,179 --> 00:40:17,219
♪ Always a problem
if we do it, don't fight ♪
761
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,126
♪ And we die,
we don't have the same rights ♪
762
00:40:21,150 --> 00:40:25,006
♪ What is a gun
to a man that surrenders? ♪
763
00:40:25,030 --> 00:40:28,115
♪ What's it gonna take
for someone to defend us? ♪
764
00:40:28,139 --> 00:40:31,186
♪ If we are lucky,
we were equal as people ♪
765
00:40:31,210 --> 00:40:35,126
♪ Then why can't we see
what is evil? ♪
766
00:40:35,150 --> 00:40:38,995
♪ I can't breathe ♪
767
00:40:39,019 --> 00:40:42,135
♪ You're taking my life
from me ♪
768
00:40:42,159 --> 00:40:45,995
♪ I can't breathe, yeah ♪
769
00:40:46,019 --> 00:40:47,146
♪ Will anyone fight for me? ♪
770
00:40:47,170 --> 00:40:51,219
I think my generation is going
to accomplish
771
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,219
true acceptance.
772
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,166
How everybody wants to be heard,
773
00:40:56,190 --> 00:40:58,055
how people want to be seen
774
00:40:58,079 --> 00:41:00,035
and perceived,
and taking them in
775
00:41:00,059 --> 00:41:02,026
and-and honoring them and that.
776
00:41:02,050 --> 00:41:03,206
♪ "The Lord is coming." ♪
777
00:41:03,230 --> 00:41:05,206
♪ My great grandmother said
when she was young ♪
778
00:41:05,230 --> 00:41:07,046
♪ Visions of glory ♪
779
00:41:07,070 --> 00:41:08,186
♪ While walking
through streets ♪
780
00:41:08,210 --> 00:41:10,055
♪ Where heads were hung,
quite literally ♪
781
00:41:10,079 --> 00:41:12,126
♪ On trees,
uprooting my bloodline ♪
782
00:41:12,150 --> 00:41:14,055
♪ Funny how time
which is a bridge ♪
783
00:41:14,079 --> 00:41:16,106
♪ For what is hers,
to what is mine ♪
784
00:41:16,130 --> 00:41:18,006
♪ Like her, I carry, struggle ♪
785
00:41:18,030 --> 00:41:20,006
♪ Your ignorance
fuels the flame ♪
786
00:41:20,030 --> 00:41:23,046
♪ Like her, the ethereal essence
of my skin tone is restrained ♪
787
00:41:23,070 --> 00:41:24,206
♪ 1930, 2020 ♪
788
00:41:24,230 --> 00:41:26,206
♪ See how few some things
have changed? ♪
789
00:41:26,230 --> 00:41:30,119
♪ For like her, I have a vision.
And like her, I'm not afraid ♪
790
00:41:31,150 --> 00:41:35,146
♪ Oh ♪
791
00:41:35,170 --> 00:41:39,046
♪ Oh ♪
792
00:41:39,070 --> 00:41:42,159
♪ Oh ♪
793
00:41:59,159 --> 00:42:02,106
How are you all feeling
hopeful about the future?
794
00:42:02,130 --> 00:42:04,075
I'm so hopeful for the future.
795
00:42:04,099 --> 00:42:07,126
I'm happy to say
that through my grandparents
796
00:42:07,150 --> 00:42:09,166
coming up into the -
civil rights movement,
797
00:42:09,190 --> 00:42:11,126
there's been a change
with their children.
798
00:42:11,150 --> 00:42:15,135
With my parents coming up
and raising my brother and I,
799
00:42:15,159 --> 00:42:17,015
there's been a change.
800
00:42:17,039 --> 00:42:20,086
The difference is now,
this change is being
801
00:42:20,110 --> 00:42:23,066
hyper-accelerated
because we have the internet,
802
00:42:23,090 --> 00:42:24,195
because we have social media.
803
00:42:24,219 --> 00:42:27,006
It's so hard to stay
blind to these topics.
804
00:42:27,030 --> 00:42:30,059
It's so hard to not see
what's going on in the news.
805
00:42:31,130 --> 00:42:35,066
We started
social movements and justice
806
00:42:35,090 --> 00:42:38,106
and I hope that we continue
to grow in these aspects
807
00:42:38,130 --> 00:42:40,106
and that we get the respect
we deserve
808
00:42:40,130 --> 00:42:42,055
because we have done so much.
809
00:42:42,079 --> 00:42:45,186
We also have
that community mindset
810
00:42:45,210 --> 00:42:50,026
where it's made our ability
to see and hear each other
811
00:42:50,050 --> 00:42:51,186
a lot stronger.
812
00:42:51,210 --> 00:42:54,166
So we're willing to listen
to other people's stories.
813
00:42:54,190 --> 00:42:57,126
I feel our generation,
like, lifting each other up
814
00:42:57,150 --> 00:43:01,219
and lifting the world up
and creating so much
815
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:05,026
adrenaline for us to,
like, change the world.
816
00:43:05,050 --> 00:43:08,135
I'm looking forward
to becoming a better person,
817
00:43:08,159 --> 00:43:11,075
a better performer,
a better activist,
818
00:43:11,099 --> 00:43:13,035
a better ally,
and I'm looking forward
819
00:43:13,059 --> 00:43:16,066
to making art and creating
things that made people think,
820
00:43:16,090 --> 00:43:19,075
and that challenge what they
once believed to be true.
821
00:43:22,019 --> 00:43:26,050
Music is the most
beautiful thing on Earth.
822
00:43:28,059 --> 00:43:30,075
When there aren't words,
there's music.
823
00:43:30,099 --> 00:43:32,106
And that's kind of a statement
that I've lived by
824
00:43:32,130 --> 00:43:34,175
for a long time.
825
00:43:34,199 --> 00:43:36,175
Music is really the only way
that when I feel
826
00:43:36,199 --> 00:43:39,006
a really intense emotion,
I can get it out
827
00:43:39,030 --> 00:43:41,995
and I get those emotions out
from composing music
828
00:43:42,019 --> 00:43:44,115
or writing lyrics,
or writing a song.
829
00:43:46,219 --> 00:43:48,219
I play nine instruments.
830
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:52,035
Piano, guitar,
ukulele, violin, viola,
831
00:43:52,059 --> 00:43:57,166
cello, electric bass,
acoustic bass, and the organ.
832
00:43:57,190 --> 00:43:59,126
I have this cool thing
called synesthesia
833
00:43:59,150 --> 00:44:03,090
which basically when I close
my eyes, I can see colors.
834
00:44:04,039 --> 00:44:05,206
If I'm listening
to my friends sing
835
00:44:05,230 --> 00:44:08,146
or I'm listening to a song,
I can kind of see waves of sound
836
00:44:08,170 --> 00:44:11,099
being painted by colors,
which is really cool.
837
00:44:12,110 --> 00:44:14,166
I'll wake up sometimes
at 2:00 or 3:00
838
00:44:14,190 --> 00:44:16,135
in the morning
if I'm not already up.
839
00:44:16,159 --> 00:44:19,106
And I'll have a new musical idea
because it'll just come to me
840
00:44:19,130 --> 00:44:21,006
in the middle of the night.
841
00:44:21,030 --> 00:44:22,126
And I have to pull up
my book of staff paper
842
00:44:22,150 --> 00:44:24,126
and start writing
or pull out my keyboard
843
00:44:24,150 --> 00:44:27,135
and start playing because I know
that if I don't get it out
844
00:44:27,159 --> 00:44:30,126
right then and there,
I might lose it forever.
845
00:44:30,150 --> 00:44:32,219
Quarantine really
kind of drained me
846
00:44:33,000 --> 00:44:34,190
of all my creative energy.
847
00:44:36,059 --> 00:44:38,186
I didn't have any shows
or any workshops
848
00:44:38,210 --> 00:44:40,175
or any cabarets that I could do.
849
00:44:40,199 --> 00:44:42,230
And it kind of sent me
into a state of depression
850
00:44:43,010 --> 00:44:46,035
because I didn't have
anything to look forward to.
851
00:44:46,059 --> 00:44:48,230
When Laura made her first video
about her
852
00:44:49,010 --> 00:44:51,206
taking videos submissions
and saying she was gonna post,
853
00:44:51,230 --> 00:44:53,055
repost them if she likes them.
854
00:44:53,079 --> 00:44:54,166
And I was like, "Oh, my gosh.
855
00:44:54,190 --> 00:44:56,146
Laura Benanti
is reposting my video.
856
00:44:56,170 --> 00:44:57,195
If she thinks it's good.
857
00:44:57,219 --> 00:45:00,066
I'm gonna sing."
858
00:45:00,090 --> 00:45:03,055
I had a moment
where all this hopelessness
859
00:45:03,079 --> 00:45:06,219
and all this-this doubt
and this desperation,
860
00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:10,035
it kind of gave way
to this creative outlet
861
00:45:10,059 --> 00:45:13,026
where I was able
to finally write
862
00:45:13,050 --> 00:45:15,015
and-and express
how I've been feeling
863
00:45:15,039 --> 00:45:16,210
when I was shut down.
864
00:45:18,119 --> 00:45:19,439
I can't imagine life
without music
865
00:45:20,010 --> 00:45:21,995
because it brings me so much joy
866
00:45:22,019 --> 00:45:24,190
and it helps me cope
with the world.
867
00:45:25,230 --> 00:45:27,175
With all the things
that happened to me personally
868
00:45:27,199 --> 00:45:30,186
during the quarantine,
I went through... I went through
869
00:45:30,210 --> 00:45:35,015
some times where I had
nothing else to do but pray.
870
00:45:35,039 --> 00:45:37,146
Because I know I'm not perfect.
871
00:45:37,170 --> 00:45:39,095
I don't claim to be perfect.
872
00:45:39,119 --> 00:45:42,066
But it's good knowing
that I have something
873
00:45:42,090 --> 00:45:43,166
that I believe in.
874
00:45:43,190 --> 00:45:45,230
I wanted something
that was reflective
875
00:45:46,010 --> 00:45:50,146
of how isolated I felt
at times during quarantine.
876
00:45:50,170 --> 00:45:53,206
Separation from my art
is really what drove me
877
00:45:53,230 --> 00:45:57,075
to the point of feeling
like I needed to pray,
878
00:45:57,099 --> 00:45:59,166
like the song says.
879
00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:08,195
♪ I'm young and I'm foolish ♪
880
00:46:08,219 --> 00:46:10,155
♪ I've made bad decisions ♪
881
00:46:10,179 --> 00:46:14,055
♪ I blocked out the news,
turned my back on religion ♪
882
00:46:14,079 --> 00:46:18,006
♪ Don't have no degree,
I'm somewhat naive ♪
883
00:46:18,030 --> 00:46:21,195
♪ I've made it this far
on my own ♪
884
00:46:21,219 --> 00:46:25,115
♪ But lately, that just ain't
been getting me higher ♪
885
00:46:25,139 --> 00:46:29,066
♪ I lift up my head
and the world is on fire ♪
886
00:46:29,090 --> 00:46:32,995
♪ There's dread in my heart
and fear in my bones ♪
887
00:46:33,019 --> 00:46:36,046
♪ And I just don't know
what to say ♪
888
00:46:36,070 --> 00:46:40,230
♪ Maybe I'll pray ♪
889
00:46:41,010 --> 00:46:43,146
♪ Pray ♪
890
00:46:43,170 --> 00:46:47,195
♪ Maybe I'll pray ♪
891
00:46:47,219 --> 00:46:51,006
♪ I have never believed
in you, no ♪
892
00:46:51,030 --> 00:46:55,159
♪ But I'm gonna pray ♪
893
00:47:06,159 --> 00:47:09,006
♪ You won't find me in church ♪
894
00:47:09,030 --> 00:47:10,206
♪ Reading the Bible ♪
895
00:47:10,230 --> 00:47:14,055
♪ But I am still here
and I'm still your disciple ♪
896
00:47:14,079 --> 00:47:18,035
♪ I'm down on my knees,
I'm beggin' you, please ♪
897
00:47:18,059 --> 00:47:21,219
♪ I'm broken, alone,
and afraid ♪
898
00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:25,126
♪ I'm not a saint.
I'm more of a sinner ♪
899
00:47:25,150 --> 00:47:29,046
♪ I don't wanna lose,
but I fear for the winner ♪
900
00:47:29,070 --> 00:47:32,166
♪ When I try to explain,
the words run away ♪
901
00:47:32,190 --> 00:47:36,015
♪ That's why
I am still here today ♪
902
00:47:36,039 --> 00:47:39,186
♪ And I'm gonna pray ♪
903
00:47:39,210 --> 00:47:47,210
♪ Lord ♪ - ♪ Pray ♪
904
00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:51,035
♪ I have never
believed in you, no ♪
905
00:47:51,059 --> 00:47:55,219
♪ But I'm gonna pray ♪
906
00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:58,230
♪ Pray ♪
907
00:47:59,010 --> 00:48:03,195
♪ Maybe I'll pray ♪
908
00:48:03,219 --> 00:48:06,166
♪ I have never believed
in you, no ♪
909
00:48:06,190 --> 00:48:11,186
♪ But I'm gonna pray ♪
910
00:48:16,130 --> 00:48:20,035
Joe, Elizabeth,
Isaiah, Annie, Fisher, Alana,
911
00:48:20,059 --> 00:48:24,066
and Jeffrey may only be
a sliver of the class of 2020.
912
00:48:24,090 --> 00:48:26,230
But despite the obstacles
that they go through,
913
00:48:27,010 --> 00:48:30,995
they're still resilient
and optimistic and kind.
914
00:48:31,019 --> 00:48:34,139
They're change-makers.
And I'm so proud of them.
915
00:48:43,019 --> 00:48:46,135
♪ I've learned to slam
on the brake ♪
916
00:48:46,159 --> 00:48:49,995
♪ Before I even turn the key ♪
917
00:48:50,019 --> 00:48:53,115
♪ Before I make the mistake ♪
918
00:48:53,139 --> 00:48:57,046
♪ Before I lead
with the worst of me ♪
919
00:48:57,070 --> 00:49:00,166
♪ Give them no reason to stare ♪
920
00:49:00,190 --> 00:49:04,075
♪ No slipping up
if you slip away ♪
921
00:49:04,099 --> 00:49:07,195
♪ So I got nothing to share ♪
922
00:49:07,219 --> 00:49:11,075
♪ No, I got nothing to say ♪
923
00:49:11,099 --> 00:49:16,150
♪ Step out, step out of the sun,
if you keep getting burned ♪
924
00:49:18,110 --> 00:49:23,086
♪ Step out, step out of the sun
because you've learned ♪
925
00:49:23,110 --> 00:49:27,135
♪ Because you've learned ♪
926
00:49:27,159 --> 00:49:31,035
♪ On the outside,
always looking in. Will I... ♪
927
00:49:31,059 --> 00:49:33,206
♪ Ever be more
than I've always been? ♪
928
00:49:33,230 --> 00:49:37,219
♪ 'Cause I'm tap, tap,
tapping on the glass ♪
929
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:40,995
♪ I'm waving through a window ♪
930
00:49:41,019 --> 00:49:42,106
♪ I... ♪
931
00:49:42,130 --> 00:49:44,126
♪ Tried to speak,
but nobody can hear ♪
932
00:49:44,150 --> 00:49:47,995
♪ So I wait around
for an answer to appear ♪
933
00:49:48,019 --> 00:49:51,219
♪ While I'm watch,
watch, watching people pass ♪
934
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:57,026
♪ I'm waving through
the window, oh ♪
935
00:49:57,050 --> 00:49:59,219
♪ Can anybody see? ♪
936
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:03,006
♪ Is anybody waving? ♪
937
00:50:03,030 --> 00:50:05,175
♪ On the outside,
always looking in ♪
938
00:50:05,199 --> 00:50:09,055
♪ Will I ever be more
than I've always been? ♪
939
00:50:09,079 --> 00:50:13,055
♪ 'Cause I'm tap, tap,
tapping on the glass ♪
940
00:50:13,079 --> 00:50:16,026
♪ Waving through the window ♪
941
00:50:16,050 --> 00:50:19,166
♪ I try to speak,
but nobody can hear ♪
942
00:50:19,190 --> 00:50:23,055
♪ So I wait around
for an answer to appear ♪
943
00:50:23,079 --> 00:50:27,015
♪ While I'm watch, watch,
watching people pass ♪
944
00:50:27,039 --> 00:50:32,066
♪ Waving through a window, oh ♪
945
00:50:32,090 --> 00:50:34,230
♪ Can anybody see ♪
946
00:50:35,010 --> 00:50:40,055
♪ Is anybody
waving back at me? ♪
947
00:50:40,079 --> 00:50:44,210
♪ Oh. Is anybody waving? Oh ♪
948
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:50,206
♪ Waving, waving, whoa-oh ♪
949
00:50:50,230 --> 00:50:54,210
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
950
00:50:58,110 --> 00:50:59,155
I really do love you all.
951
00:50:59,179 --> 00:51:02,015
Thank you.
952
00:51:02,039 --> 00:51:03,195
- Bye. Bye, bye, bye.
- All right.
953
00:51:03,219 --> 00:51:06,035
Oh, my God. - Bye.
954
00:51:06,059 --> 00:51:08,035
- I love you guys the most.
- I love you, guys.
955
00:51:08,059 --> 00:51:11,095
- I love you so much.
- See you all very, very soon.
956
00:51:11,119 --> 00:51:12,219
I love you all so much.
957
00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:14,155
- Yeah, good.
- I love you.
958
00:51:17,243 --> 00:51:19,243
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