DAZED presents a film by Stella Scott
The young people involved unanimously decided the project's focus. “The conversations were vast but they all hated associations with the word ‘struggle’ – they wanted to focus on the possibility of sculpting a future undefined by the past,” says Scott. She discovered that for all those interviewed, dreams were a way to “form a sense of self and a way to stay afloat through difficult times.”Scott adds: “There’s a lot of conflict between what people want and what people see around them, between the life they are sold and the one they are living. People are taught to be free thinkers, to dream big but they are still trapped in archaic stereotypes and systems. We have long been intoxicated by the idea of self-made success, but as the promise of possibility expands, the reality of inequality continues.”
Directed and Edited by Stella Scott
Produced and Written by Stella Scott and Joanna Vieira
Creative Producer: Joanna Vieira
Executive Producer: Jennifer Byrne
DOP: Sarah Cunningham
Art Director: Alice Andrews
Stylists: Annike Flo and Nathan Klein
Composer: Raffertie
Sound Design + Mix: Mark Hills at Soho Square Studios
Graphics: Edward Sogunro at TINY Studios
Grade: Simon Astbury at UNIT