Blog 4

One of the things that first came to my mind when I saw Kristen walking around the auditorium was: “She is really energetic and colorful”. I think she was trying to show that we should pay attention to everything that surrounds us. Sometimes, we stay still in one place thinking we get the best in there but we do not know if trying from other angle it may look better. We all are different shapes and sizes, and we all see the world in a different perspective, she described herself of being a tall woman, and she sees people in a different way than a person of a short height would. I think she tried to make a point that we can get good results if we try from different positions and understand how other see the world.

Her film was really touching, sometimes we have an idea how people live but it is different when you see it on a video. It was a little depressing how people in Afghanistan live, all look so dark and grey without life.  So, the shot of the kid walking with the balloons and the camera going through them, shows that there is still color in a place that it may not seem nice, that there is innocence in those kids who want to live and have a better life.

She made me us do this exercise into look each other’s eyes, I think her purpose was to appreciate what we have in front of us that sometimes we see but don’t look or observe. We ignore things that are just in front of us, and we don’t know what it may seem obvious.

One of the things I like of her lecture was to observe details, being in the moment, summarize with a word what we got from each film we watch. Sometimes, I do not pay attention to details that can actually mean a lot in a whole story, I think after what she said; I started paying more attention to little things that can make a big difference.