Originally, March of 2024 was created as a personalized version of a school assignment that I wanted to go above and beyond in creating. While going through the process of that first film, I came to deeply enjoy the act of documenting my life. Since its completion, I’ve revisited the film many times, pleased with the dive into my life that it captures. Through this reflection, I was inspired to continue the project annually, and so when March came around again, I pulled out the camera to begin creating March of 2025!

I wanted to remain consistent with the format, keeping the four sections of footage playing at once the same. I feel this structure serves as a reminder of how full single days can be, and how much variety life can truly hold. The overlapping footage can again feel slightly overwhelming at times, and it is easy to miss smaller details with only a single watch-through. This is purposeful and mirrors how life can be the same way more often than we realize.

With this sequel, the film takes on an added purpose as a whole. It becomes a direct comparison to the previous year, offering a glimpse into how my life has changed and progressed. Seeing familiar faces, revisiting certain places, and experiencing reoccurring events shows even more intensely what is most important in my life.

Creating this film was again a rewarding process, even more so as many of the people around me remembered the first and were enthusiastic to participate again. I was so eager to include my friends, exciting events, and the like, that it gave a newfound purpose to everything I was doing throughout the month. Anything I did also contributed to this film and would be cemented in a way that I could look back at for the rest of my life.

I’m thrilled at the prospect of continuing this tradition annually. I can’t begin to imagine how much will change or stay the same in the years to come!