As a kid, I was afraid of everything and that's how I know I was meant to be an artist.

In my 20s I decided to go on a little side quest that involved being a military wife, having two kids, and starting my own wedding photography business.

Fast forward to my 30s: I've fulfilled my lifelong dream of becoming a mysterious divorcée with a past. I'm living the single mom life and supporting myself with my business when suddenly, I break my knee and find myself bedridden for five months straight.

During my recovery, I was forced to re-think all of my life choices, but luckily I found comfort in movies. I realized that filmmaking was always something I wanted to do, but I was just too scared to admit it.

Three years later, I'm in film school pursuing a degree in screenwriting at my dream school. Because life is too short to waste it on being a scaredy cat.

These days, I spend my time making video essays, writing screenplays, shooting film photography, making too many moodboards, and falling down pop culture rabbit holes. This website is part portfolio, part diary, part digital scrapbook of everything I'm making and thinking about along the way.

Alyssa Armstrong

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