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Damn Spot: Navigating Emotional Trauma In The Body, Emma M. Elliott
Damn Spot: Navigating Emotional Trauma In The Body, Emma M. Elliott
Scripps Senior Theses
I researched the history of emotional trauma and its portrayal in modern media and Shakespearean plays and created a film based on my personal experience with the topic. This film utilizes Shakespearean song and monologue from Hamlet and Macbeth to narrate the inner journey of a girl working through emotional trauma. We follow her as she feels the impact of her trauma in her body and as she tries to hide it from her friends and maintain a normal facade. This film does contain a fictionalized portrayal of an anxiety attack, so viewer discretion is advised. This project does not …
Skinny Girls Bleed Flowers, And Other Sick Lies, Isadora Steiger
Skinny Girls Bleed Flowers, And Other Sick Lies, Isadora Steiger
Scripps Senior Theses
This short film visualizes the experiences of seven Scripps students who have or have had eating disorders, using interview audio and projected imagery to critique existing media portrayals of eating disorders, as well as humanizing those who actually suffer from them.
Dark Humor And Suicide: Exploring Viewer Suicidality In "The Long Way", Sarah M. Rosen
Dark Humor And Suicide: Exploring Viewer Suicidality In "The Long Way", Sarah M. Rosen
Scripps Senior Theses
Death, dying, and the actual loss of life are some of the broadest sweeping concepts that typically evoke a wide array of emotions from sadness and anger to fear and despondence. It is unlikely that the first words associated with death are comedy, humor, or laughter. However, that is precisely what creators and comedians of dark, death, and gallows humor seek to achieve. For my senior capstone project, I have created a short fictional narrative film encompassing the traits of a dark comedy. However, noticing that few dark comedies delve into topics surrounding suicide, I wondered if it was possible …