Band of Sisters

I was living in Savannah, GA at the time finishing an undergrad in film. I was offered a chance to ride on a bus to the march the day before and decided to take a Bolex film camera with me. What was my first large scale march experience became a significant evolution in my life. Through the capturing of the many protesters on both sides of the fence, I could see equal passion around the issue. At one point in the film where two women are arguing over the fence it is hard to tell which side they are each protesting for. The idea of taking ourselves outside of the details and just witnessing people in action and the energy they are giving off within that action helped me begin to see all people in a nonjudgemental manner allowing for deeper compassion and empathy. In Band of Sisters, it is interesting to me how timeless this issue is and in some ways is even more poignant than it was 20 years.