a love letter to girlhood

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  • Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
  • A Love Letter to Girlhood: a personal essay, visual diary, and short film that features a few letters sent to me through out my life and explores the bewilderment of growing up.
    With imagery inspired by a Grimm's Fairy Tale "Briar Rose" and a stream of consciousness that was ignited during my reading of Virginia Woolf's novel "Jacob's Room".
    thank you for watching :)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 107

  • @kisses4kadi
    @kisses4kadi 3 місяці тому +58

    Dear Romney,
    I hope you realize how many young girls you are helping and inspiring. Sometimes the pen gets too heavy to keep writing my own story, but I know that you'll always be there, steadying my hand, and encouraging me to keep shaping those meaningful words that express the depth and truth of my soul.
    Yours gratefully,
    Karys Marie 💌

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +2

      this means so much to me. thank you ❤️‍🩹

    • @fairyfarms
      @fairyfarms 3 місяці тому +1

      woah! what a sweet comment

  • @suaadsultan
    @suaadsultan 3 місяці тому +46

    The letters that your family members wrote you were so beautiful, I became a little emotional hearing them. I loved the scene of you running throughout the field, the blond-colored stalks and dandelions were something out of a cinema picture! I look forward to your videos every week and sometimes refresh UA-cam several times waiting for your upload!

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      oh wow thank you so much! 🥹

  • @bubbles9729
    @bubbles9729 3 місяці тому +25

    IM OBSESSED WITH THESE VISUALS

  • @rebeccajasmin2985
    @rebeccajasmin2985 3 місяці тому +31

    I want the old love letters to come back💋💌
    Old type of love>>>>

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +2

      me too :)

    • @rebeccajasmin2985
      @rebeccajasmin2985 3 місяці тому

      @@romneyellen by the way! I loved this video, your also literally the sweetest!

    • @monik7614
      @monik7614 3 місяці тому +1

      well, what's stopping you? put that phone down and start writing letters for your beloved !!

  • @Makenzi-v4t
    @Makenzi-v4t День тому +1

    as a young teen girl this is such a good reminder for me to slow downs and focuse on being the girl i want to be not the women i want to

  • @messyart333
    @messyart333 3 місяці тому +9

    you are the main character written and directed by Sofia Coppola, I am in love, thank you for your inspiration👼

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      oh I love that 🥹 thank you ❤️‍🩹

  • @SmallSpaceCorgi
    @SmallSpaceCorgi 3 місяці тому +3

    I loved your thoughts about the archives of your life. Journals and letters have always meant a lot to me, and I save everything, too. Memories and histories are so important in all our lives.

  • @moo695
    @moo695 3 місяці тому +14

    Romney your way with words is such a gift, these videos are so poetically profound! Girlhood, though often difficult, is a treasure and a journey we can forever cherish. Your way with words is such a gift to all of us who get to hear them I’m so glad to have found your channel 💌♥️

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      sweet responses like this keep me going 🥹 thank you so much ❤️‍🩹

  • @ddelfii
    @ddelfii 3 місяці тому +5

    I'm at a period of time where I can't connect with myself, I've been told who I am lately and this video helped me a lot, it's like the words spoke to my soul, for that I'm thankful and I hope you realize how much inspiration you give to young girls.

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      thank you, appreciate this so much :')

  • @theenysvlogs8354
    @theenysvlogs8354 2 місяці тому +2

    romney,
    your work as a writer and filmmaker is so beautiful and inspiring. the weight of discovering our past selves within us is unmatched to any other. i loved your use of the tale of sleeping beauty and placing it as a frame on your own life; i recently did a research presentation on reception history, which is the concept of why ancient stories stick with us and are told and retold throughout time. i think your film is a great case study in showing that briar rose speaks to so many girls about the bewilderment of growing up. never stop making art

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  2 місяці тому +1

      oh wow thank you so much :’) your deep understanding of my work means the absolute world to me. Needed this today ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

  • @loveandcaring
    @loveandcaring 12 днів тому +1

    this is such an underrated video, i can't believe it only has 6 thousand views (at the time i am seeing it). i watched the whole thing and i found it very touching, unique, and beautifully made. unfortunately, i find that a lot of content regarding "girlhood" focuses too strongly on aesthetics, or caters too much to a specific niche audience (mainly in its visuals) - but i found the words and your message to be very strong in this and the visuals were not overwhelming as the obvious spotlight of the video. loved it, actually.

  • @ashlyn8410
    @ashlyn8410 3 місяці тому +3

    As someone who has always been a sentimental person and observer in this world, I truly resonated with the part of the video that captures the feeling of being insecure and shy as a young girl. I always felt like I was unable to express what lies deep within me because I was so fixated on what people would say or do, and being deemed as different in the way I see the world. However your beautiful and moving words brought everything to surface in a way that now makes me realise how normal it is to feel this way growing up. I want to thank you for creating such a captivating piece of work from the words, footage, music and overall cinematography. Romney you truly have a wonderful gift and don’t ever give it up, because I one day hope to be watching a film or read a book that will be directed or written by you. Much love, Ashlyn 🫶😘

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      Ashlyn, thank you so much for saying this - it truly means the world to me :')❤️

  • @bedgown
    @bedgown 3 місяці тому +10

    I'm at a time in my life where things are ever-changing, and I am experiencing things completely new to me. I am going to school for the first time in half a decade and generally discovering who I am as a person and what I love. I find your videos to be a great comfort, and your advice to always be applicable in some situation or another. I love your content and believe it speaks not only to a demographic but to a generation. Lots of love 😁

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      coming of age is a constant & exciting journey indeed. ❤️‍🩹 thank you for watching :)

  • @medhyabagwe
    @medhyabagwe 3 місяці тому +12

    this is absolutely precious, like a long treasured trinket box, your words so familiar, like melancholic trinkets saved inside we so adore ❕❕your content is pure art

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so so much 🥹💌❤️‍🩹

  • @sarastlps
    @sarastlps 3 місяці тому +6

    your writing & narrating are incredible it’s so comforting. AMAZING as always love you so much 🩷

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so much 🥹💌

  • @erin3950
    @erin3950 3 місяці тому +8

    You always give the most beautiful depictions of life, this is beautiful💕

  • @user-tg6jm9uz7i
    @user-tg6jm9uz7i 3 місяці тому +4

    This was so aesthetic but also so touching, I especially loved that the video had different sections and moods. The letter you wrote to yourself was so special, poetic and emotional. Loved everything about this video

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +2

      thank you so much for saying this, I really wanted it to feel both visually & emotional dynamic 🖤

  • @userunknowns
    @userunknowns Місяць тому +2

    beyonf beautiful. this should be a film

  • @Clarisse777
    @Clarisse777 3 місяці тому

    Obsessed with this video and the inmense nostalgia that I felt while seeing it, our inner child must be protected and loved. So beautiful Romney, your mind is a diamond 🤍

  • @SevenUnwokenDreams
    @SevenUnwokenDreams 3 місяці тому +4

    This made me cry! Thank you for sharing something so personal and beautiful. The cinematography and writing is very well done, and I love that you included those precious letters. "Growing up is simply the easiest way to get lost" really touched me. I was always shy and loved to read and tell stories as a little girl, just like you, and I am learning now as an adult how important my voice is, and that I shouldn't make myself small out of fear. What you are doing with your writing and these videos is art and it speaks to the world. I'm so glad I found your channel. You have something special.

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      ahh thank you so so much :) always appreciate your kind comments 🥹❤️‍🩹

  • @kayflima
    @kayflima 3 місяці тому +3

    sweet romney, what a beautiful video and text

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so much for watching :’)❤️‍🩹

  • @fairypenguinss
    @fairypenguinss 3 місяці тому +2

    Another absolutely stunning video as always! I honestly wish I could’ve heard some of these words back when I was 14. I have found in my life so far having people decide for me who I am and always will be has been the most stifling and isolating experience ever. Here’s to defining ourselves and our own paths from now on 🖤

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      cheers love 💗 thank you for watching :’)

  • @miz.tina_
    @miz.tina_ 3 місяці тому +2

    This was so lovely, poetic, and beautiful Romney! I love the way that you captured the essence of girlhood, and how it never really does leave us, life changes and we change, but it will always be a part of us. 🥺💗

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so much angel 🥹❤️‍🩹

  • @user-tf3om3hz4r
    @user-tf3om3hz4r 3 місяці тому +7

    Omggg this madee cryyy 😭 I love your writing so much

  • @charspetals
    @charspetals 3 місяці тому +2

    This is so beautiful and the visuals are stunning as usual

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so much :)💓

  • @BanineBaydoun
    @BanineBaydoun 3 місяці тому +1

    Dear romney i dont have to explain why i love you so much and why you are basiclly the definition of a peacful young lady that reflects most of my thoughts , with all love ,keep going . Banine

  • @JulitaKorszen
    @JulitaKorszen 3 місяці тому +2

    This was so beautiful and isnpiring i love lettetrs and i always wanted to have more from my childhoos

  • @jasmineryle2667
    @jasmineryle2667 3 місяці тому +3

    Love your video💕 it was amazing and really inspiring

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so much ❤️

  • @devidocs
    @devidocs 3 місяці тому +4

    Incredible as always ♡

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so much ❤️

  • @myaseaton304
    @myaseaton304 3 місяці тому +1

    I was so emotional during this whole video. I am still so speechless I don't know how to express my thoughts but just thank you. Thank you for creating things and sharing the depths of your mind with the world. It is appreciated more than you know, you and your videos hold such a special place in my heart, especially this one. Everything about this video is so special and you have such a way with words and imagery. I am forever changed and inspired by you Romney thank you thank you thank you

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      wow I'm so glad it resonated with you :') thank you so so much for taking the time with watch / understand / feel ❤️

  • @alexislee444
    @alexislee444 3 місяці тому +2

    this was so beautiful. your soul is beautiful.

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      takes one to know one! Ty angel ❤️‍🩹

  • @alivia_yqp
    @alivia_yqp 3 місяці тому +3

    I hold this video close to my heart 🥀

  • @josephinebelliveau8488
    @josephinebelliveau8488 3 місяці тому +1

    This video is beautiful from the concept to the words. It resonates with me a lot as the shy girl always good only for her age I, too, forgot I had a voice. Writing gave that back to me. Your words to your younger self were incredibly healing to hear. Your creativity is a bright light that shines through each of your videos ❤ thank you for sharing them with us!

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      thank you so much for the lovely feedback 🥹 a kindred spirit! 💌

  • @Octomundunchkin
    @Octomundunchkin 3 місяці тому +2

    You capture romantic nostalgia in your art beautifully 💌

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      romantic nostalgia is a wonderful way to describe it, thank you so much 🥹💌

  • @leahcorbett7576
    @leahcorbett7576 3 місяці тому +2

    You have such a beautiful way with words❤

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      thank you so much :)❤️‍🩹

  • @jaanaa7789
    @jaanaa7789 3 місяці тому +2

    Aaaah so beautiful, you really have a gift for words :)🫶

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      thank you so much 🥹💌

  • @chrxstxna13
    @chrxstxna13 3 місяці тому +1

    cannot put into words how happy your videos make me feel. so magical !!! so inspiring!!!

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому +1

      thank you so so much! 🥹✨

  • @jenniferlivingston4173
    @jenniferlivingston4173 3 місяці тому +2

    I am so moved. 😢. Love this so much. ❤❤❤

  • @cinnamon.robb111
    @cinnamon.robb111 3 місяці тому +2

    so beautiful 😭💕

  • @yebe4243
    @yebe4243 3 місяці тому +2

    girlie made me cry fr :3

  • @Metangel3
    @Metangel3 3 місяці тому +3

    THIS VIDEO IS SOOO GOODDD

  • @sophiecadi
    @sophiecadi 3 місяці тому +1

    this was your best video yet 🫶 everything about it was so beautiful

  • @angiii_.c9
    @angiii_.c9 3 місяці тому +3

    im 14 going to 15, and i relate to u in some many ways...

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      It gets better ❤️‍🩹

  • @user-tf3om3hz4r
    @user-tf3om3hz4r 3 місяці тому +3

    Earlyyy lov you videos you're so inspiring

  • @elisagalan6878
    @elisagalan6878 3 місяці тому +1

    Im so glad i found your channel

  • @ESinger-xy6dz
    @ESinger-xy6dz 2 місяці тому

    Oh Romney, this is beautiful...

  • @diaryofahoplessromantic
    @diaryofahoplessromantic 3 місяці тому +1

    this was beautiful ❤️

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      thank you so much :)❤️‍🩹

  • @soph-qy4ql
    @soph-qy4ql 3 місяці тому

    this is so so beautiful

  • @chloe.delrey
    @chloe.delrey 3 місяці тому +4

    💗💗

  • @indranidhar616
    @indranidhar616 3 місяці тому +3

    You are an art ❤

  • @thellasilva
    @thellasilva 3 місяці тому

    Gorgeous ❤

  • @filmsbyirena
    @filmsbyirena 3 місяці тому +1

    wow wow wow

  • @miumuse444
    @miumuse444 3 місяці тому +2

    sofia coppola’s muse fr

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  3 місяці тому

      🥹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

  • @Rosieliyah_
    @Rosieliyah_ 3 місяці тому

    Ur so underrated

  • @Metangel3
    @Metangel3 3 місяці тому

    what camera do you use?

  • @martynabianchi2749
    @martynabianchi2749 Місяць тому +1

    I have to say this is absolutly beautiful and SO inspiring, i had to pause just to write on my diary about it and my feelings, thank you for reconnecting me with girlhood and writing 🩷

    • @romneyellen
      @romneyellen  Місяць тому

      thank you so much, appreciate you telling me this :”)💗