PRELUDE 05: Reaching Out
A HunchMaker Prelude.
Before our main series continues, I want to share another Prelude. It is a short film built around a simple, powerful, and often terrifying act.
There is an invisible script that governs our public lives. It tells us to keep to ourselves, to avoid eye contact, to let a moment of curiosity pass in silence. We follow this script because it feels safe. But safety is also a cage. The most transformative moments in our lives are rarely found inside it. They are found in the unscripted encounters that begin with a simple act of courage: the choice to connect.
This Prelude, "Reaching Out," is a meditation on that choice.
My work is driven by a core conviction that the greatest stories are not found in a plan; they are discovered in a person. They begin when we trade hesitation for vulnerability and allow our genuine curiosity to lead. This film is a quiet testament to that idea, a reminder that being proactive in reaching out is the first step toward finding the relationships that can redefine our path.
It is an invitation to break the script.
My question for our community is this: Who is the one person, a potential collaborator, an inspiring stranger, or an old friend, that you’ve hesitated to connect with out of fear or uncertainty? And what is the simplest, most honest opening line you could offer this week to break that silence?
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Trust the hunch. Find the story.
— Antoine
