Jake Edgar: Stuck :c

Artist Satement

People are free to criticize all they want, but until they know what the day-in-day-out cycle is like  for the girl at home who won’t seem to leave, their words are empty. Stuck does its best to  highlight the bittersweet lifestyle of a friend with depression who is simply unable to leave her  hometown. Told (with a trigger warning) by a girl whose perception of her condition is  desensitized and comical at this point, Stuck wants to shed a healthy light on just what is so  hard about not being able to do anything, and the small blessings that come at the end of each  day. 

About the Project 

  • Title of Work: Stuck :c
  • Medium: Film
  • Student's Name: Jake Edgar
  • Major: Digital Storytelling
  • Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2021
  • Hometown: Marceline, Missouri
  • Student's Mentor: Christian Rozier
  • Mentor's Department: Digital Storytelling - Visual Studies
  • Art Project ID: 21VADS - 006

Comments

Rose

Great work, I like the way it flows. And I also like that it is representation of mental illness in a true sense, because I feel like we don't get much respresentation of what mental illnesses can really be like in the media.

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Jake

thank you Rose! i was hoping i could bring some more humanity to the subject :)

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Tanner

Shout out to (debatably) the world's best coping mechanism.

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jake

tanner gets it ^^^

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Sandra

Jake Edgar is the best.

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Edward

Wow! This is powerful and brilliantly executed. Thank you and keep em comin!

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jake

thank you so much!!

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Julie Jones

Very Nice Execution. I could really feel her loneliness. She needed someone to talk with. She really did a nice job explaining her feelings. The dialogue was brilliant. Talking about what needs to be expressed. Jacob did a brilliant job filming. The gravel roads really added a lonely touch.

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Randy

Mental health is a condition that is underfunded and misunderstood by most. Bravo Jake! Your friendship shows between the lines. Great job! 

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Donald Edgar

Good job ,Jacob. It shows some real thought and planning on your part. Darien was fantastic in her delivery of her feelings.  Two stars are born! Again, great job. We are proud of you! God bless you on your journey. 

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Jayme

Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of work. The subject matter is difficult but so important! Thank you to the subject for sharing her story and thank you to the creator for sharing his talent. 

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Donald Edgar

I thought I got a comment in previous to this but I guess it got lost . Great job on the film,Jacob. It shows a good deal of thought and planning on your part and you and Darien meshed well throughout the presentation.  Praise the Lord! Two stars are born! God bless you in your efforts. Our Lord has blessed you abundantly with talent.  

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Jill Casto

WOW!! To share things so vulnerable...that is courage beyond words! True heroes, who made this film. It makes me think of a quote I recently heard by Theodore Roosevelt: "people don't CARE what you KNOW until they KNOW that you CARE" Empathy has a power to change the world. Thank you for sharing this beautiful example of one person who is in the depths of dispair and another who listens, even though it's scary, and steps into the darkness to be with them. ❤️

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Missy

Wow! This was great! What a beautiful way to shed light on one girls daily struggles. One girl who represents many more. You can tell that you really care about this person and this illness that she endures. Raw, poignant and thought provoking. Loved it. 

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Charley Edgar

Painfully cathartic. Well told, impeccably rendered. I appreciated that the progression of a conversation mirrored what can be the mental progression of one of those bad days-- mundanity begets despair begets a measure of grace. 

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Jim Spain

Very powerful and deep story and is an accurate reflection of the feelings of isolation people who are struggling.  Well done  

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Berneldia Hill

Great story line of today. Thanks & your right. Someone is always home to talk with 

 Thanks,    Jacob Edgar

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Laurina Hill

Nice dialect, with great content & filming.  Good Stuff!

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David Geissler

Brilliant work, sir! The subject of mental health is a taboo that your generation is shredding with perfection! Proud of you!

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