It really made me think back to all the times i had to be alone. Her soothing voice, the poetic sentences, and the comforting nature of the piece is what really makes this video special.

The video essentially outlines a variety of scenarios of ‘alone’ from the ‘acceptable places’ such as the bathroom and the library, and the video progresses to her being alone in places like a fancy restaurant which aren’t normally seen to be acceptable. It acts like a warm cup of tea on a winters day.

It reminds me of what is important in life, and has taught me a few valuable lessons. It’s a video I turn to to in the good times and the bad. A video I came across through the guidance of CloudyApples aka Kassie ( also one of my favourite youtubers). ‘How to be Alone’ by Andrea Dorfman and Tanya Davies is a masterpiece. Youtube is arguably one of the greatest creations of our time, it provides the means for sharing content of basically anything. What I really wanted to talk about was one of the greatest youtube videos I’ve ever watched. The nice weather is inspiration but I’ll leave that for another post. “ not something that you want to get rid of, especially as a creative person.Hello there … I hope you’re doing well on this glorious day. “I think I uncovered layers that weren’t quite as apparent in the film,” she says.I keep my options open'” – In the Globe and Mail ‘I do drawings, paintings, make film and write. “‘I’ve always resisted labels,’ she adds by way of explanation.

“ Flawed serves up a charming, funny and keenly observant look at aesthetic insecurities and the variety of perspectives and opinions surrounding the mass concept of beauty” – In Exclaim!.

“Bold, funny, and brimming with emotional intelligence: a charming debut” – In Kirkus Reviews.

She teaches occasionally at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Dorfman lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her boyfriend, his children, and a cat. Her video poem collaboration with poet Tanya Davis, How to Be Alone, has garnered more than eight million views on Facebook and was published in 2013. Flawed, adapted from the Emmy-nominated film of the same name, is Dorfman’s first book. Andrea Dorfman is an award-winning animator, filmmaker, cinematographer, and artist.

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