a lesson in forgiveness

a practice in no (self)censorship, creating without extensive planning, moving past perfectionism towards instincts and out of discipline.

Brandon Raciti and I ate dumplings together one night in March. He suggested something he learned of thanks to a write-up on bandcamp for the Japanese Breakfast album, “June.”
Michelle Zauner and Rachel Gagliardi were feeling stuck creatively and also having dumplings. They agreed to record and post one song every day for the month of June (you can read about it here)!

Brandon and I, inspired by Michelle and Rachel, agreed that for the month of April every single day we would show up… ideating, writing, filming, experimenting, editing and uploading. Michelle shared that, “instead of sitting down and creating a list of rules… [she] just had the pressure of needing to have a finished product by the end of the day to motivate [her]… The most important part of the blog was learning how to practice forgiveness.” Below you can find a few of the films I created, but I’ve also collected links to our blog and a link to Brandon’s vimeo so you can explore. I hope this inspires someone to listen to Japanese Breakfast, eat dumplings, and give it a go.