I decided to focus on the poem “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou. This poem was
actually my second choice, but now it seems like the best fit for this project.
The poem reminds me of who I am not only as a young woman, but as a young black
woman in this society.  Women are also expected to look a certain way because
of the way we are portrayed in the media, but we should know it is unrealistic.
A lot of memories come to mind when I think of “Phenomenal Woman”. I have grown
up watching many African American movies that use this poem to empower the women
within the movies. This poem is uplifting,

which is why I feel like I ca

n relate to it. As a young woman, I

 lacked a lot of self-confidence, but as the ye

ars have passed by I found myself gaining confidence and

accepting who i am.

Now, as for my video I definitely want to voice over t

he song “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera. It will start off with a guy ve

rbally abusing a girl, telling her she is ugly, fat, and will never find a

nyone or be anything in life. He will push her to the toilet, and leave her t

here crying. After this she will get up and walk to the mirror look at herself, w

ash her face, and fix herself up (this is when the song will start playing).

The next scene will be her walking towards the pier with a bag in her hand. The
bag is filled with items that reminds her of the verbally abusive guy, but she
will tear these items apart and throw them in the river. The video will then end
with a text from the girl to the verbally abusive guy quoting pieces from Maya
Angelou’s poem saying, “I am not cute or build to suit a fashion model’s size,
but this is who I am. Phenomenal woman, that’s me.”  Then it will show her face
in the last scene, and the credits will roll afterwards. I want the entire video
to be black and white, until her face at the end is shown.

I hope my video comes together perfectly. So far seems short simple and sweet.