Author: Briana Banos
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On the Way Down
At this moment, I am living in a déjà vu. A loading matrix. It hit me on a sunset bike ride this week. While making my first documentary, Preventable, I was crushed inside this suffocating capsule. I was heartbroken, homesick for a place that wasn’t actually home, fighting for my life, and wondering why I…
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After We’re Gone
Most of us watch movies to escape life. The popcorn in our laps, the dim lights fraying reality. It’s a way to pretend the outside world isn’t still swirling on. As the plot unfolds, we cling to these characters. Invested in their wellbeing, their dreams, their adversities, they become our triumphs, our loss. I think…
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Leaning In
Narcissus, in greek mythology, is a god who falls in love with his reflection. Enthralled by his outer beauty, he sits by a bank of water and stares at his face in the water’s reflection, ignoring any hunger or thirst. He eventually dies right there, unable to meet his bodies needs because he was so…
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From Across the Pond
Hello loves! From down under, to state side, we have finally made our last round — across the pond! When it comes to this last leg of the tour, funding is imperative. If I am not able to raise all of the funds needed, I may have to cut off part of the US/UK tour,…