 I came from a rural area to pursue my dreams in film. It was hard to be separated from my family and my home and all that I knew. Receiving the scholarship really helped reduce the financial pressure that my family and I felt. It gave me the freedom to focus on my studies without worrying about finances so much. Today I work in the film industry, predominantly in post-production. I've like an editing before to putting together a jigsaw puzzle. You've got to condense it down into a little 10 minute story or sometimes even less. So it's just a matter of finding the story within that. This scholarship was a really big part of my life. It's allowed me to go on and tell other people's stories and I'm really grateful.