You Are Not A Robot
Addressing the struggles of modern living, Aaron White’s "You Are Not a Robot" is a thought provoking and timely discussion of what it means to be human.
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Donald McQuadeDirector
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Aaron WhiteWriter
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Katheryn HeffelmireProducer
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Aaron WhiteKey Cast"Self"
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Darrel “Friidom” DunnKey Cast"Self"
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Matt HillDirector of Photography
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Niki HunterEditor
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Paul VasquezCo-Editor
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Darrel “Friidom” DunnChoreography
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Other
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Runtime:3 minutes 7 seconds
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Completion Date:October 20, 2019
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital 4K
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Donald is a Florida native, coffee addict, and award winning writer/director. His work is highly stylized and informed by a love of the innovative and the unexpected. He studied film at Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. Once in Los Angeles, Donald’s strengths as a storyteller made him a highly sought after script doctor and ghost writer for feature films before transitioning to directing music videos and commercials. As a filmmaker, his work has featured the talents of Ciara, Leah Michelle, John Legend, Regina King and Eva Longoria.
In the summer of 2014, I was an aspiring filmmaker working a day job in marketing. This certainly wasn't the dream, but it paid the bills and I was thankful for that. It was during this time that I was invited to "The Blood They Shed", a one man show written and performed by Aaron White. Watching him perform, I understood so much of who Aaron was, not only as an artist, but as a person. We struck up a friendship, infrequently sharing where we both were at in terms of our creative pursuits. Five years passed, I was still working the same day job and feeling particularly drained. I felt like I was stuck in an endless cycle of working long hours that prevented me from pursuing anything of meaning. I felt like I had lost touch with my own need to be creative. I felt like I was living my life by just going through the motions. It was during one of our infrequent conversations that I shared all of this with Aaron. It was then that he brought up a new piece he was writing, "You Are Not a Robot". The video for "You Are Not a Robot" would become the first project I would direct since leaving that old marketing job. Rewatching it now, it feels very tied to that moment of transition in my life. I like to think of it as an anthem of sorts, calling out the traps we all find difficult to avoid while also encouraging us to live with purpose.