Trina Robinson is a creator who explores memory through film, archival materials, and text. he has most recently been on tour with The Moth, telling the story behind her video essay The Call – the discovery and exploration of the lives of her enslaved ancestors in Kentucky. In this episode we talk about Trina’s long-haul creative process (she’s been researching the stories behind her film and talk for a decade), how she has become a vessel for her ancestors, the power that comes with committing to creating and committing to sharing your voice, and how to navigate the context switching between work and art and life that are all equally important and fulfilling in different ways.
Episode 03: Trina Robinson in LIMBO - the power of storytelling, becoming a vessel for your ancestors, committing to creativity, and navigating work and art
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Who is Trina?
Trina is a creator who explores memory through film, archival materials, and text. Her work was featured in the Museum of the African Diaspora’s I’ve known Rivers project, and New Jersey Dramatists Which Way to America at the Jersey City Museum and Puffin Cultural Forum. She has most recently been on tour with The Moth, telling the story behind her video essay The Call – the discovery and exploration of the lives of her enslaved ancestors in Kentucky. She has also worked in print and digital media as a managing editor and in production - places like The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and California Sunday. NBD. And! She is currently the managing editor at Slack.
What is LIMBO?
LIMBO podcast is an intersectional collection of conversations celebrating being in between - frank, witty, and soulful perspectives on life's big and small changes as they're happening. An optimistic, but honest, pause and reflection while the end is still unwritten. Going beyond the before and after and into the DURING.
We will talk about purpose, creativity, discovery, love, family, money, abundance, spirituality - and how our relationships to it all are evolving. Stories will be serious, not serious, messy, beautiful, silly, real. Success or a completed hero's journey is not a prerequisite.
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