Why Gen Z?
Upon initial reflection, we knew that we wanted to challenge social conventions with our documentary. In the brainstorming process, we realized that as members of Generation Z, we were not satisfied with the inaccurate portrayal of our generation in the media. Thus, our documentary began to come to life! We would create a documentary that challenges the misrepresentation of Gen Z in the media. We are tired of being called lazy, spoiled, superficial, irresponsible, and ignorant, so it was time for a change and, for us, it began with this documentary.
This misrepresentation does affect us. Teenagers nationwide feel less motivated and more dejected by the negative representation. Personally, we felt increasingly lost as we tried to establish our identity. There is a conflict between who members of Generation Z are and what they're told they are across various media. This creates tension in individual Gen Zers as they struggle through an already tumultuous time, teenager years. When we look around at our peers we see dedicated, hardworking, smart, aware, compassionate individuals, so we felt compelled to show this reality through Z. The media doesn't show the positive side of Generation Z and all the amazing things we are capable of, and that's the purpose of this documentary: to show everyone what Gen Z is made of.
This misrepresentation does affect us. Teenagers nationwide feel less motivated and more dejected by the negative representation. Personally, we felt increasingly lost as we tried to establish our identity. There is a conflict between who members of Generation Z are and what they're told they are across various media. This creates tension in individual Gen Zers as they struggle through an already tumultuous time, teenager years. When we look around at our peers we see dedicated, hardworking, smart, aware, compassionate individuals, so we felt compelled to show this reality through Z. The media doesn't show the positive side of Generation Z and all the amazing things we are capable of, and that's the purpose of this documentary: to show everyone what Gen Z is made of.