Filmmaker: Lauren Selman

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Location

California, United States

Group Name

I Want To Be Me

Website

http://vimeo.com/25164794

About me:

Lauren Selman wants to tell stories and so does Pina de Rosa. They had been eager to work on a project together since they met on a rainy afternoon in Burbank and this was the perfect reason to so do. In 2011, both women were nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal Making A Difference Award, and this little film comes as a gift to you to inspire you to be all that you want to be. www.reelgreenmedia.com www.gratitudeinternational.com

What excites you about the The Possible Futures Film Contest? What's the most provocative aspect for you?

What excites me about this contest is that it inspires people to tell stories that make a difference. We all want to make a difference, but how do we share that? How do we amplify it? That is what this contest is for. I am also excited by the process. So often, we make things for the result, the point of this was to bring together people in our community and make a statement about what we want and that's what we did. It was a fantastic Sunday afternoon and I got a whole new group of friends because of it.

Where do you find inspiration? What (or who) gives you hope?

I find inspiration in people. I think we are amazing. I am particularly inspired by children who's future is nothing but pure possibility. It is beautiful. As humans, we have the ability to hope, to dream, to think and most of all to communicate.

How have stories shaped your life? What story does the world need to tell to shape a just and sustainable life?

Stories shape my life daily because my entire life is a story. If I start telling you a story about when I was a little girl, that is a story. If I tell you how my day was, that is a story. Stories are the medium of communication to another. My father, Jim Selman, shared a piece of wisdom with me that I believe is at the heart of the role of stories and the future of our world and that is, "The past (yesterday) is only a story, the future (tomorrow) is pure possibility, and the present (today) is just a conversation." With that, I know th