Written by Kalina SilvermanWhen I started Big Talk as a personal video project and social experiment almost 10 years ago, I had no idea it would transform into a global movement for “skipping small talk to make more meaningful connections.”In 2012 I moved to a new city for the first time—Chicago, IL from Santa Monica, CA. I met new people everyday, but felt a strange existential sense of loneliness at the end of each day. One night I video chatted with a friend and we had a deep conversation. I thought “Wow, I wish more conversations could be like this.” He said “Yeah—screw small talk.” Immediately the name ‘Big Talk’ popped into my mind. I didn't know what to do with it at the time, so I tucked it in my back pocket. The following summer I had the opportunity to work on two documentary film projects. One in Ecuador about Education Reform and one in Germany about the Holocaust. We spent a few weeks in each country walking into places, meeting new people, hearing their stories, and connecting with them right away. We had all sorts of serendipitous encounters as a result. We were invited into government offices, into schools, and into people's homes. It was really inspiring to me that just by showing curiosity for others and wanting to hear their story, you could create all sorts of magical and meaningful connections. On my last day in Germany, I saw a question written on the Berlin Wall. It...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 17 April