Inside King's-Edgehill School
Pending graduate, Eva Redmond, from Gander, Newfoundland, is a wonderful musician and thespian. Since her arrival at KES last year, she has become an intrinsic member and participant of every School band and theatrical production. She has even traveled to the Netherlands and Ottawa with the choir to perform for official national military ceremonies. In addition to Eva being a cornerstone of our Performing Arts Programme, she is also an expert photographer and award-winning film producer; her work selected from hundreds at different film festivals. Last year, Eva produced a short film entitled Finding Art. I featured it th
en, and now one year later, I feel it appropriate to feature it once again. Her film illustrates the emotional attachment and fulfillment that the Arts extend to individuals in unique ways. Be it emotional, technical, creative, or whatever one wants their Art to be, this film reminds us to dream and be free of the routine restriction of our demanding lives. Indeed, all Art poses unique challenges in itself, but it is liberating at the same time; this seeming contradiction is the bridge between reality and dreams.
Here are Eva's comments from a year ago on her video:
One Tuesday afternoon after photography club, I was hanging out in the Art room, kind of in the mood to do some filming. So, I ventured to the back where Sophia and Abigail were working on their Art pieces. They welcomed me to film them, and that's how it all started. A couple weeks later, I stumbled upon the film festival online and thought, perfect! I'd finally have a use for the footage I had started to throw together. I started planning the layout of the video and asking people to take part. What was really an important aspect for me was the comfort the Arts bring to youth and students of my age group. I have been shown time and time again, since arriving at this School, just how much the Arts mean to people, and sometimes they don't get the credit they deserve, so I thought, what a perfect time to showcase them. In the beginning of the piece, the Arts have been taken away and people react in just raw footage. Later, of course, the Arts come back and you see the light it brings to everyone's life. While interviewing, I simply told people "Pretend the Arts were all instantly taken away. How do you feel?" At first, they found it funny, but by the time we got a couple minutes in, you could feel the real fear and anxiety they had just thinking of this. That's when this project became so much more real and more than just a film to me. I had to show the world how the Arts genuinely affect our lives, and just how important they are. I had to do this for all the artists to have a voice. I am so thankful that the judges saw that and that the piece had a chance to be seen by others. I hope that they saw the importance like I did.
Enjoy the video!
Enjoy the video!
You’ll find countless opportunities to express your artistic interests at our School. The Arts make up one of the essential four pillars of a King’s-Edgehill School education.
