Meet Me Where I Am | movie | 2023 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Meet Me Where I Am explores the topic of grief through individual stories of loss, love, and hope. The film aims to norm | dG1fREpxUzBQSnZSbG8

Transcript

00:00I don't know what meaning I make of my mom dying except that it happened, and that it

00:06was really devastating to live through.

00:09I really miss her.

00:11It was panic.

00:12Panic would be the first thing, and then my, let's fix this mode went into place, and you

00:19just can't fix it.

00:21It was like ringing the bell for the wolves.

00:24So you had like police and, you know, reporters and everything else there.

00:30People will say, how long is my sister going to grieve?

00:33How long is my husband, my wife going to grieve, my loved one going to grieve?

00:37And I go, how long is the person going to be dead?

00:40Because if they're going to be dead for a long time, you're going to grieve a long time.

00:46Can I show up as my full self?

00:48If I feel like crying right now, are people going to accept that?

00:52If I feel like talking about my sister, or if I feel like sharing what I need in that

00:58moment, will people accept that?

01:00Will people accept me?

01:03Do you only want them to be a sad story?

01:08Can what they were, what they meant, the pride that I have that my love for them is still

01:17so present, it hasn't faded, it still can pain me?

01:24To get to where you can still find enjoyment out of their spirit, and what they mean to

01:34you, and what they meant to you.

01:37I literally felt like there was something jagged in my chest that was breaking my heart.

01:44It wasn't going to work anymore.

01:47And she said, that's what hearts do, they break, they break open.