IG: @audreychristen

Hi loves, I want to share a project with you that's very special to me. I actually uploaded this to my Vimeo account 7 months ago but never advertised for it because I was so protective of this creative project. However, with the New Year in full swing, I am not going to shy away from sharing what I love most. The art that I feel. This video wraps up all my passions into one; videography, directing, modeling, producing, set/wardrobe design, and music selection - all roles played by me. When videos are in sync with the lyrics/message of the song, that's when the viewer truly FEELS something - that's what art is meant to do... make you feel, make you think.

A little background: I remember this night... it was an emotional one. I felt like such an outsider, shy, and definitely alone. I just wanted to go somewhere and no where at all at the same time. I wanted to Hide. Every clip and every facial expression is completely raw and in the moment - exactly how I was feeling. That's what I love most about this video is because I remember EXACTLY how I was feeling and it is SO empowering to watch now. I didn't go home and cry, I didn't sit on my phone searching for something exciting to take my mind off of things, I expressed myself through art. Through Love. As I worked through producing this video the next few days I grew as a person and evolved out of the emotional situation I was in. I healed myself. I loved myself.

This whole video was shot by myself and my trusty tripod. And this project was created on a whim, which definitely suits me. I listened to the song "Hide" by Little May over and over and over and over on my bluetooth speaker and in my car while I was driving around the city. I started filming at midnight and was finally in the comfort of my bed around 2am. Everything I was wearing in this video were random articles of clothing that I had in my car at the time.

I ran around downtown Battle Creek barefoot for two hours.

There was not a soul out. The city was silent... odd.

I had the city to myself.

That night, it seemed like I was not the only one hiding - and in that sense, I was not alone.

Xx.