After Eric Prolux, a 37 year-old copywriter, is laid off from a large ad-agency in 2008, he starts a blog for other unemployed ad professionals. Once the site launched, he decided to create a promotional video featuring the faces and stories of other laid-off execs. Lemonade is NOT a film of people complaining about being laid off. The movie is also a film for unemployed professionals in ALL industries.
Lemonade reminded me of when I was laid off in 2002. At that time, I decided to make the best of it and pursue my interest of knowing what goes on behind the camera and entered the film industry. It was one of the best experiences I ever had as it was freeing to be doing something that I wanted to do. My time working at a small production company in TriBeCa made me realize that previous work experiences weren't as fulfilling as I had thought. An element had been missing - my personal interests...my personality...ME. It took a while before I completely jumped ship and dived into the world of advertising by attending the VCU Brandcenter. The two year swim (i.e., grad school) was one of the most challenging events of my life and I enjoyed almost (let's be real about it) every moment of it. Now it's 2010 and fast approaching a year after graduating from the Brandcenter and I have yet to secure full-time employment.
1. Click to find a screening near you
2. Go to Lemonademovie.com and buy the DVD
3. Buy the DVD from Amazon
4. For those without a steady stream of income, watch it on Hulu below
A must watch film (less than 40 min):
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I haven't watched it yet but I will. I know exactly how you feel right now because I'm coming up on two years since graduating from the Brandcenter with no full time employment in my field either so I'm looking into making some changes.
Thank you for commenting Nosey. Keep your head up and keep me informed on the changes you plan to make.
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