The BORSCHT7 Film Festival showcases films that show Miami, the real Miami.
I have to say, while I lived in New York City I always thought that I was living in a city that really understood culture. And it does. Creativity has been respected in NYC for a long time. It makes it easy to access and even more importantly, easy to get out to the masses. So many talented and creative Miami people would move to NYC because that’s what you did. That’s where you went if you wanted to make it. When I decided to move back to Miami, I was nervous I’d lose that. That my only outlet for creativity would be within my studies at Miami Ad School. That really hasn’t been the case.
Something’s brewing in Miami. The people here are splitting their time between the two cities, unable anymore to completely loosen their hold with their hometown. It’s complex to be from Miami. To be from a city that is seen as a superficial, transitory vacation-town. To come back and discover day by day that it’s so much more.
Looking forward to checking out how my hometown sees itself. I promise it’s not all palm trees and beaches.
Here’s to discovering.
Interesting post, very thought provoking. It’s exciting to see the culture growing in Miami, I know a lot of people here in NYC who travel to Miami for work, there is a growing business down there! I would love to spend some time there and check out the art scene and enjoy the gorgeous weather!
That’s really cool, and definitely a sign of the changes happening here. Hopefully it will also shift toward starting to hire local talent. The creative community is growing here (well, I guess it’s always been here, but people have always opted to move to find better work), but folks are still hiring outside of the city. And yea, the weather’s definitely a plus! You should try to come down to Miami for Art Basel, it’s so much fun and the art scene is straight up global!
I’m with you on the Miami thing, but EVEN MORE SO on that amazing Herzog mash-up. (His work is actually excellent, btw.)
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