Distracting Yourself From Disaster

In times of upheaval, disaster, or stress, we crave distractions. We desire a sense of normalcy wherein that feeling might be assuaged. For someone like myself, the compounding of issues in our world has only hurt my ability to find those distractions. I have succeeded in finding this escape only through the relentless rewatching of films. On sleepless nights, of which there are many, my film of choice has been “Stop Making Sense,” the Talking Heads concert film directed by Jonathon Demme. Not only does it merge my two favorite pastimes, those being concerts and Jonathon Demme, but it allows me to recall two things I can no longer do—go to a concert and see a new Jonathon Demme film. It is through the silver screen that I am able to find some semblance of normalcy amidst this exceptionally abnormal time.