Liz Hayes is a local filmmaker. Courtesy of Liz Hayes
Good morning. It's Tuesday, June 23, and today's message is a documentary short made by the filmmaker
Liz Hayes .
But aside from the first few seconds, Liz does not appear in the video. Instead, the video showcases the lives and experiences of four brilliant Black and Hispanic women. Liz made it with the hope of building understanding between communities.
A lot of the video was shot on Capitol Hill, downtown, or in the Chinatown-International District—lots of gorgeous Black Lives Matters murals and floral installations, some of which The Stranger hadn't even seen yet. The interviewees live all around the country.
VIDEO
Liz spent five years working at National Geographic Channel in Washington, DC, and has since been making videos around the world for her production company, Miau Miaou. She usually spends summers working in Alaska, but due to the coronavirus, she's settled down in Seattle for the foreseeable future.
"I grew up in Houston, Texas, and Seattle was the first place I visited that made me understand that it's possible to live in a big city and a beautiful paradise," Liz tells The Stranger . "If anyone is in need of any video work, I'm here!" She prefers projects around making the world a better place for people or animals.
You can follow Miau Miaou on Facebook or on Instagram .
Thank you for this message, Liz, and for putting your filmmaking skills toward making the world a better, more beautiful, more thoughtful place.
And thank you for capturing all that gorgeous Black Lives Matter street art.
Have a good Tuesday, everyone.
Previously in this series: Nicholas Bernard's message to the city on June 22.
Tariqa Waters's message to the city on June 19.
Bruce Clayton Tom's message to the city on June 18.
Isaac Gutierrez's message to the city on June 17.
Markeith Wiley's message to the city on June 16.
Aleksa Manila's message to the city on June 15.
Derrick Ryan Claude Mitchell's message to the city on June 12.
Bret Fetzer's message to the city on June 11.
Kyle O'Quin's message to the city on June 10.
Elisheba Johnson's message to the city on June 9.
Michael Jinsoo Lim's message to the city on June 8.
Brandon Ivie's message to the city on June 5.
Kimya Dawson's message to the city on June 4.
Jennifer Nelson's message to the city on June 3.
Erin Jorgensen's message to the city on June 2.
Brangien Davis and Daniel Spils's message to the city on June 1.
Timothy De Clue's message to the city on May 29.
Elizabeth Aquino's message to the city on May 28.
Christopher Frizzelle's message to the city on May 27.
Elby Brosch's message to the city on May 26.
Mila Skyy's message to the city on May 22.
Michael Lee's message to the city on May 21.
SassyBlack's message to the city on May 20.
Seattle Symphony horn section's message to the city on May 19.
Lori Goldston's message to the city on May 18.
Ibidunni Ojikutu's message to the city on May 15.
RL Heyer's message to the city on May 14.
Garth Stein's message to the city on May 13.
Okanomodé's message to the city on May 12.
Zoe Scofield's message to the city on May 11.
Aham Oluo's message to the city on May 8.
Pete Rush's message to the city on May 7.
Trent Moorman's message to the city on May 6.
Renée Valencia's message to the city on May 5.
Justin Huertas's message to the city on May 4.
Charles Mudede's message to the city on May 1.
Kathryn Rathke's message to the city on April 30.
Anthony White's message to the city on April 30.
Miss Texas 1988's message to the city.
Matt Bishop's message on April 27.
Cherdonna's message to the city on April 26.
Shenandoah Davis's message to the city on April 25.
Lorena González's message to the city on April 24.
Clyde Petersen's message to the city on April 23.
David Ritt's message to the city on April 22.
Sara Porkalob's message to the city on April 21.
Julia Sweeney's message to the city on April 20.
Linda Derschang's message to the city on April 19.
Molly Sides's message to the city on April 18.
Nick Garrison's message to the city on April 17.
Tomo Nakayama's message to the city on April 16.
Rebecca M. Davis's message to the city April 15.
Heather McHugh's message to the city on April 14.
Brandon O'Neill's message to the city on April 13.
Kate Wallich's message to the city on April 12.
Rebecca Brown's message to the city on April 11.
Lucien Postlewaite's message to the city on April 10.
Betty Wetter's message to the city on April 9.
Amanda Morgan's message to the city on April 8.
Nancy Guppy's message to the city on April 7.
Jonathan Biss's message to the city on April 6.
Chris Jeffries's message to the city on April 5.
Lesley Hazleton's message to the city on April 4.
John Roderick's message to the city on April 3.
Bill Carty's message to the city on April 2.
Price Suddarth's message to the city on April 1.
Kary Wayson's message to the city on March 31.
Ellen Forney's message to the city on March 30.
Major Scales's message to the city on March 29.
E. J. Koh's message to the city on March 28.
Ken Jennings's message to the city on March 27.
Demarre McGill's message to the city on March 26.
Lynn Shelton's Message to the City on March 25th.
Timothy White Eagle's message to the city on March 24.
Cookie Couture's message to the city on March 23.
Sarah Rudinoff's message to the city on March 22.
John Osebold's message to the city on March 21.
Ben Gibbard's message to the city on March 20.
Nathan Chan's message to the city on March 19.
