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These Words Are Meant For Someone

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Jun 9, 2024
  • 1 min read

Is me having sex in public! That was the unambiguous goal of the piece... that's how I conceived the initial cycle premiere, and the video. 🤣 Manny's idea, but my realisation. I dunno if everyone else knew that, but that was my private goal.

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jun 09, 2024

It was Barbie's idea to have me paint her over. That was the lightbulb. đź’ˇ

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jun 09, 2024

Re: NZ on Screen. Well, I don't have high-quality master files for the Dakumentary, so that's a far more involved dicussion regarding how to store it. My Dropbox files are something like 100+ GB. Plus there's still cutting decisions that need to be made, given that there's about four slightly different versions that are floating around. This, though, I've got a master file.

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jun 09, 2024

I made the movie after I met Don. Well, I'd been drafting it, but that's when I put together the version that I put it into the NZ broadcasting feed via Facebook. My success in the Pacific and Sri Lanka was like trying it out out-of-town. 👋🏻

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jun 09, 2024

I'm probably like Mozart in how I'm obsessed with sex and bodily function. Like, he's the opera composer that wrote sex really well in his era, and Italian wasn't his first language.

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jun 09, 2024
Replying to

Scotland was a major influencer in the 18th century, but their court music was largely composed by a bunch of Italians. The authentic stuff wasn't part of a UK vision lol. I do have some Highlands in my veins .. that's my Grandma Olga.

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