Millie Bobby brown talks about female empowerment and her inspirations for her short film in collaboration with Samsung.

“I like to set big goals for myself”: Stranger Things Star Millie Bobby Brown Walks Us Through Her Empowering Directorial Debut and Future Aspirations

Millie Bobby Brown’s overnight fame after her Stranger things debut, put her in
a lime light since she was 12 years old. She was the only girl among four boys
of the same age, and completely stood out because of her nonchalant acting
skills. In a recent interview, Millie Bobby Brown, opened up about the
experience of her directorial debut.


MILLIE BOBBY BROWN’S INTERVIEW ABOUT THE SHORT STORY SHE DIRECTED

In a collaboration with Samsung, the 18-year-old directed a short movie in which
she also starrs. The movie was shot on Samsung’s latest phone, the Galaxy S22’s
and its Nitography features, by her brother Charlie Brown. The short story
features a poem written by Millie herself, being narrated by her with the
backdrop of an aerial-silk performance of her. Here’s the short movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN4BQ1h7VoM

The movie conveys the strong themes of growth, resilience, fighting through, and
surviving. The short film came in time with the excitement for Stranger
Things season 4, and soon after her selection as a brand ambassador for Louis
Vuitton.
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MILLIE TALKS ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AS A DIRECTOR

In a recent interview with TeenVogue
[https://www.teenvogue.com/story/millie-bobby-brown-on-her-directorial-debut], Millie
Bobby Brown answered questions regarding the short story and how she approached
it as a director. She was also asked where her poem writing and aerial skills
come from.

ALSO READ: Deleted Netflix Tweet Features Millie Bobby Brown Saying Eleven Was
“Severely Bullied”, Among Other Things
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Speaking about how she approaches the film as a director she said, “I like to
set big goals for myself, and because most directors are usually men and
typically not 18, it was kind of always a huge goal for me to crack that
barrier, to jump over that hurdle with strength and courage because it’s a scary
role to fill.”

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Talking about how she got over those hurdles, she explained her directorial
process. Which consisted of making a mood board and a shot list with her
brother; and rehearsing all of it on the set before shooting it. This
directorial process was inspired by how she likes to be filmed as an actress.


MILLIE TALKS ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE WITH AERIAL SILKS

Telling them about her aerial skills, she said she started learning aerial silk
a month before shooting the film. She thinks aerial silks are feminine and
really poetic. She said, “What makes you feel empowered?” I kept going back to
silks.”

ALSO READ: “It’s just good for the heart”: Stranger Things Actress Sadie Sink on
How She Spent Time With Family Before Returning to Film Season 4
[https://netflixjunkie.com/its-just-good-for-the-heart-stranger-things-actress-sadie-sink-on-how-she-spent-time-with-family-before-returning-to-film-season-4/]

She spoke about how her collaboration with Samsung came about. She said, “It
really came about because we definitely love creating together, but not only
that, to shine a light on female directors.” 

The actress will appear in the upcoming new season of Stranger Things! Till then
stream [https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281] the other seasons on Netflix.

 

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Millie Bobby Brown&#8217;s overnight fame after her Stranger things debut, put her in a lime light since she was 12 years old. She was the only girl among four boys of the same age, and completely stood out because of her nonchalant acting skills. In a recent interview, Millie Bobby Brown, opened up about the experience of her directorial debut.
<h2>Millie Bobby Brown&#8217;s interview about the short story she directed</h2>
In a collaboration with Samsung, the 18-year-old directed a short movie in which she also starrs. The movie was shot on Samsung&#8217;s latest phone, the Galaxy S22&#8217;s and its Nitography features, by her brother Charlie Brown. The short story features a poem written by Millie herself, being narrated by her with the backdrop of an aerial-silk performance of her. Here&#8217;s the short movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN4BQ1h7VoM
The movie conveys the strong themes of growth, resilience, fighting through, and surviving. The short film came in time with the excitement for Stranger Things season 4, and soon after <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/stranger-things-star-millie-bobby-brown-adds-another-feather-to-her-hat-as-she-is-named-the-brand-ambassador-of-louis-vuitton/">her selection as a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton.</a>
<h2>Millie talks about her experience as a director</h2>
In a recent interview with <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/millie-bobby-brown-on-her-directorial-debut">TeenVogue</a>, Millie Bobby Brown answered questions regarding the short story and how she approached it as a director. She was also asked where her poem writing and aerial skills come from.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-deleted-netflix-tweet-features-millie-bobby-brown-saying-eleven-was-severely-bullied-among-other-things/" rel="bookmark">Deleted Netflix Tweet Features Millie Bobby Brown Saying Eleven Was “Severely Bullied”, Among Other Things</a>
Speaking about how she approaches the film as a director she said, &#8220;I like to set big goals for myself, and because most directors are usually men and typically not 18, it was kind of always a huge goal for me to crack that barrier, to jump over that hurdle with strength and courage because it&#8217;s a scary role to fill.&#8221; 
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Talking about how she got over those hurdles, she explained her directorial process. Which consisted of making a mood board and a shot list with her brother; and rehearsing all of it on the set before shooting it. This directorial process was inspired by how she likes to be filmed as an actress.
<h2>Millie talks about her experience with aerial silks</h2>
Telling them about her aerial skills, she said she started learning aerial silk a month before shooting the film. She thinks aerial silks are feminine and really poetic. She said, &#8220;What makes you feel empowered?&#8221; I kept going back to silks.&#8221;
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/its-just-good-for-the-heart-stranger-things-actress-sadie-sink-on-how-she-spent-time-with-family-before-returning-to-film-season-4/" rel="bookmark">“It’s just good for the heart”: Stranger Things Actress Sadie Sink on How She Spent Time With Family Before Returning to Film Season 4</a>
She spoke about how her collaboration with Samsung came about. She said, &#8220;It really came about because we definitely love creating together, but not only that, to shine a light on female directors.&#8221; 
The actress will appear in the upcoming new season of Stranger Things! Till then <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281">stream</a> the other seasons on Netflix.
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