The protagonist of my opening film is Paula. To start off, this name was chosen because since I was a little girl I have loved this name. I was having a conversation with my mom related to the project and I asked her about the name. I had several names on mind and she immediately said Paula. My mother loves that name too, because when I was about 8 years old I wrote a story to her and the name of the protagonist was Paula.
Paula is shown in the film during different stages in her life. Each stage shows a part of her personality shaped by the challenges and experiences she has faced. The full story shows her journey from when she started packing from Colombia until she is about to graduate high school in the U.S, brief and crucial moments are shown throughout the film.
Now, to talk about Pula's character in her different stages. At 11, when she first moved to the United States, she was hesitant and uncertain about the future and how her life was going to look like. The thought of leaving everything she knew, her father, friends, home, culture, people was overwhelming. She struggled to open up to this new world, she was felt like she did not fit in. But she knew that she was not going to be left behind, the thing is that she did not know how to express it yet or what to do to change her mindset.
As time passed, Paula started changing in small steps. However, when she was 13, her sister, Mia, was born. There is when Paula started feeling a sense of responsibility and purpose she had not felt before. She was not thinking just about herself anymore, she started thinking about her sister and new family. Paula somehow became more mature and started taking house responsibilities and learning to care for her family more. As Mia started growing, Paula started to understand the beauty of the little moments and saw Mia as her motivation, since she was becoming a role model for her little sister. She started changing her mindset drastically, in many ways. Her new responsibilities led her to grow up more quickly mentally, but by doing that, she became stronger.
When Paula changed her mindset, and realized that she had no make things get better, and stand up, keep moving forward, there is where everything changed. She had to find a balance in responsibility and facing the pressure of adapting to a new life, since she was in her first year of high school. But things during these years changed for her in a positive way. Clearly, during these years a lot of conflicts happened like conflict at home with her stepfather and mother, economic problems and internal problems outside the feeling of change.
By the time Paula is 18, her personality is shaped by the years of experience and the struggles she faced during these years. She faced problems with friends and people that made her realize a lot of things as well about the people and the world. By now, she had learned valuable things and is a selective person when it comes to her close circle of friendships. She is shown as strong, resilient and protective of her siblings and loved ones. She lived happy with her new family and baby brother that is one year old. But an important and crucial part here, are her siblings, Mia and Milan are her reminder of what really matters.
Paula's growth shows how strong, determined and resilient she is. She never gives up on herself or those she loves. This is a story dedicated for those who have faced this emotions of leaving their countries and keep moving forward. Everything gets better, it is about time and a good mindset. Paula's journey is full of self-discovery and growth. She goes from an uncertain and close-minded 11-year-old, to the 18-year-old who is confident, resilient and caring. Through every challenge she faced, she understood that she was going to change her life by her own will, not by waiting for things to change by themselves. The challenges she experienced made her learn and become the woman she is now. She is determined to keep writing her own story after graduation.
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