Mixed Messages Extra: Watch Mixed Feelings by Nozomi 雷希望
Watch the short film that will make you feel seen today
Hi, welcome to Mixed Messages Extra! This week, we’re giving you exclusive access to Mixed Feelings, a short film by Nozomi 雷希望.
Mixed Feelings is a short documentary exploring mixed identity through Nozomi’s own mixed East Asian heritage, as well as the experiences of others in the UK today.
Shown at film festivals around the country, Mixed Feelings is a powerful piece of film that has left audiences in tears, finally able to see an articulation of their experience on screen. From microaggressions to ever feeling ‘enough,’ Nozomi captures both the pain and pleasure of being mixed-heritage, eventually landing in a place of pride.
Speaking to Mixed Messages, Nozomi shared some thoughts on the process of making Mixed Feelings:
Mixed Feelings was such a wonderful project I had the pleasure of creating, initially through a Young Producers programme run by an independent production company. Then through further funding, I was able to expand to create this 12-minute version.
This short film gave me the opportunity to meet more mixed folk through the interviews, all strangers who heard about the project online and wanted to share their stories with me! That was such a valuable day for me, and really what I hoped this short film would bring me and others – a space for discussion, community and healing.
Watch Mixed Feelings below.