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Everything I Am

A filmmaker follows his partner over the course of 2024, a year after the sudden loss of her father. As she lives with endometriosis, she confronts her physical and emotional grief while re-examining her relationship to her art.

  • Matthew Ferrera
    Director
  • Olivia Hamilton
    Director
  • Matthew Ferrera
    Producer
  • Olivia Hamilton
    Producer
  • Olivia Hamilton
    Key Cast
  • Matthew Ferrera
    Key Cast
  • Jen Malas
    Key Cast
  • Lucy Hamilton
    Key Cast
  • Matthew Ferrera
    Cinematography & Editor
  • Janna McPartland
    Additional Photography
  • Meron Tebeje
    Additional Photography
  • Ian Summers
    Additional Photography
  • Sonia Wang
    Original Score
  • Johnum Palado
    Original Score
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Student
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 58 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Director Biography - Matthew Ferrera, Olivia Hamilton

- Matthew Ferrera is a graduate of Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Previously, he studied and worked as an actor before being encouraged to make the career switch to journalism by his partner, Livie, and the storytelling potential of documentary film. He currently lives in his home city of New York.

- Olivia (Livie) Hamilton is an actor, comedian, and activist living in Brooklyn. A lifelong lover of the arts, Livie believes deeply in connecting people through storytelling. Livie first started having symptoms of endometriosis when she was 11, a diagnosis that would take another 11 years to receive. Since then, Livie has been active as an advocate for endometriosis awareness on social media.

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Director Statement

How do we navigate a life as an adult that looks radically different from how we imagined it as a child?

Everything I Am is the story of one woman’s journey in answering that question. Told from both her and the perspective of the filmmaker, it’s an experiment in finding hope and joy in even the most difficult of times. Filled with grief, misunderstanding, and struggles over the artmaking process, it’s not always easy, and they often don’t get things right, but it’s a journey they both feel is worth taking.