QuestionHow does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?
Script
I walk onto the red carpet of the Oscars 2026, as the paparazzi flash pictures of me and thousands of questions fill the air.
After I strike a pose, a reporter approaches me to interview me.
Interviewer: Brianna Federici! I know the night just started, but how's your first Oscars going.
Brianna (me): So far it's been really fun. I'm genuinely so honored to be here and have this amazing opportunity.
Interviewer: That's great, now would you mind be asking a few questions?
Brianna: (enthusiastically) Of course not, go right ahead!
Interviewer: I was wondering, how does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?
Brianna: (Passionately) I'm actually really happy you asked that. The main message in my film is the pressures of being a teenager and the struggles that come along with it. As it's a coming of age film, it explores the theme of self-discovery, bullying, and peer pressure through the main character's, experience as she tries to find her place in the world and deal with the peer pressure of her so-called "friends". The mise-en-scene we used for Sammy reflects how she's different from the other girls through her all black outfit, contrary to Sophia and Vicky's bright pink outfits. Coming-of-age films also demonstrate relatable experiences where audiences can connect to the characters' struggles. The montage in the beginning of the film is used to capture a teenage-like feel, which is consistent for coming-of age films as they are mainly centered around teenagers.
Interviewer: (enthusiastically) Wow, I really like that!
Brianna: Thank you!! Yea, so in my film the main character is a girl who's slightly different from the other two characters. She's kind of shut off from people and doesn't try hard to fit in, while the other two characters are classic mean girls. In the film, the two mean girls pressure the main character into drinking alcohol for the first time. It really conveys the issue of peer pressures and it dives into the life of teenagers and the classic cliques. The purpose in my film is the represent teens and show the struggles they face silently and the overall pressures of being a teen.
Interviewer: Yea, bullying and peer pressure is are both really strong messages, I definitely think there should be more awareness of it, and your film seems to capture that.
Brianna: I completely agree, my hope is that my film successfully spreads awareness and we all just try to do the right thing and treat others with kindness.