A story about one’s dance with dreams and self-doubt
A young, aspiring flower farmer begins the journey of planting her first crop. She envisions fields that will grow an abundance of flowers that bring beauty and joy to her and those all around her. But as she works the land, she soon encounters unexpected opposition. She expected hard work, elements, and disease; she expected criticism or doubt from those around her, but what surprises her is the voice of the critic that she finds in her own head. As she continues working to pursue her dream, that critic gets louder and more aggressive. At first, she can ignore it but eventually finds that she has no option but to turn inward and face what she finds there.
This is the story of pursuing our dreams: the daily struggle to persevere amidst self-doubt, learning to face our fears, and choosing to sit with the dark spaces within ourselves. Sometimes our biggest opposition is ourselves, and we will never truly fully reach our potential and impact the world around us until we turn and face the monsters within.
Director
Rachael Porter
Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Rachael Porter is a filmmaker by trade and a fledgling flower gardener by hobby. She is an award winning Director and Director of Photography with a passion for creating films that explore the essence of being human and connect communities through shared experiences. She is deeply committed to continued curiosity, learning from those around her, and harnessing the generative power of story to positively impact and influence others.
Producer
Fritsl Butler Padgett
Fritsl produced award winning commercial creative at Humanaut in Chattanooga TN until 2020 when she left agency world to work alongside budding production companies and directors as well as in-house brand managers and marketing directors to produce branded content and film. She now focuses on the filmmaking community in Chattanooga and helping talented filmmakers develop their professional chops and do their best work.
Director of Photography
Athena Kulb
Based in Nashville, TN.
Writer
Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore is a resident of New York City and works for Vintage & Anchor Books at Penguin Random House. She is a graduate of Mississippi College and the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University. Prior to her time at Oxford, she worked as a writing consultant, content manager, and virtual assistant to bestselling authors. Elizabeth’s forthcoming book Liturgies for Hope (Waterbrook), co-authored with Audrey Elledge, will be published in Fall 2022. Follow her writing at elizabethmoorewriting.com or on Instagram at @elizabethjmoore.
