When we are misunderstood and unsupported, it’s easy to feel alone, as if we don't quite fit into the world around us. But something beautiful starts to happen when we understand that our uniqueness is not a flaw but a cause for celebration.
As we learn to appreciate and share our individual gifts, recognising the beauty in our differences, we find a renewed connection to the world similar to the harmony found in nature, where each element contributes to the overall beauty of the landscape.
Drawing inspiration from the natural world, we come to understand that embracing our differences is a gift we can offer to the world, making it a more beautiful place for everyone around us.
The answer lies in bridging gaps, cultivating empathy, and revealing the vibrant tapestry of our shared human experience through the acknowledgment and celebration of diversity.
Filmed in Singapore
Featuring Kathleen Yap (https://katjiowild.com)
Filming by Michael
Editing by Justine du Toit
Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey
This film is part of a series collaboration between three independent filmmakers Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films. These films explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine.
We'll be sharing a total of 12 short films, from across five continents releasing one per month for the whole year of 2024 four from each filmmaker.
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The following music tracks are used in this film:
Star Trails by Antarctic Wastelands (from Audiio.com)
Sadness by Nova (from Audiio.com)
July by Saint Sans (from Audiio.com)
Textures by Okaya (from Artlist.com)
Shrine by E J R M (from Artlist.com)
Shimmer by Adrien de la Salle (from Artlist.com)
A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Arabic by Frihat Oussama
Bulgarian by Polina Stoyanova
Croatian by Davor Bobanac
Dutch by Karla Greven
English by Justine du Toit
French by Amélie Macoin
German by Tanja Pütz
Greek by Vicky Polychroni
Indonesian by Ary Nuansa
Italian by Grazia Gironella
Malay by Arman Shah
Polish by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Romanian by Anca Zaharia
Slovak by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian by Jasmina Kovačič
Spanish by Paty Aguirre
Vietnamese by Thi Le