Home Sweet Home
Having grown up in the rust belt of the Midwest, I witnessed first-hand the struggles that many lower income families face as a result of poverty, addiction, and abuse. I am personally aware of the effects that these conditions have upon a child, and the cyclical nature of the hell in which families are subjected to one generation after another.
I would like to be able to give a viewer a glimpse into this unique cultural experience, both as it pertains to my own family and as a larger phenomenon. Though I don't wish to turn away from judgment on the current situation, I would like to avoid a condemning stance of pity. Remaining honest to myself towards the very disgust I have for aspects of the culture and simultaneously the love for the people whom inhabit it.
I would like to be able to give a viewer a glimpse into this unique cultural experience, both as it pertains to my own family and as a larger phenomenon. Though I don't wish to turn away from judgment on the current situation, I would like to avoid a condemning stance of pity. Remaining honest to myself towards the very disgust I have for aspects of the culture and simultaneously the love for the people whom inhabit it.