Broken Melody
Five ambitious young people with immigrant parents explore the influence of their inner, critical voice on their lives. What does rest mean when you have been brought up to believe you can only be suc…
Broken Melody
Five ambitious young people with immigrant parents explore the influence of their inner, critical voice on their lives. What does rest mean when you have been brought up to believe you can only be successful through hard work? 'Take some rest'. It sounds so easy. But how do you actually do it? For many children of immigrant parents, resting is not an option. When your parents have given everything to provide you with all the means to succeed, you feel a heavy burden to always work extremely hard. An inner, overambitious voice pushes you and criticizes relentlessly: 'Do more. Do better. Keep pushing through.' 'Get Up. And rest.' explores the origin of this voice in five hard-working young entrepreneurs and students with big dreams and ambitions. A cinematic exploration of living under constant pressure and the meaning of rest. Get Up. And Rest. is part of a documentary series on the Ten Commandments, created by DOXY Films and EOdocs.
Broken Melody
Drama
Film Details
Five ambitious young people with immigrant parents explore the influence of their inner, critical voice on their lives. What does rest mean when you have been brought up to believe you can only be successful through hard work? 'Take some rest'. It sounds so easy.
But how do you actually do it? For many children of immigrant parents, resting is not an option. When your parents have given everything to provide you with all the means to succeed, you feel a heavy burden to always work extremely hard. An inner, overambitious voice pushes you and criticizes relentlessly: 'Do more.
Do better. Keep pushing through.' 'Get Up. And rest.' explores the origin of this voice in five hard-working young entrepreneurs and students with big dreams and ambitions.
A cinematic exploration of living under constant pressure and the meaning of rest. Get Up. And Rest.
is part of a documentary series on the Ten Commandments, created by DOXY Films and EOdocs..