Life Is Not a Movie:
The myths of media

Faith Christensen – Thompson Rivers University

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    May 8, 2026

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    Video Story – “The Beauty in the Unscripted” https://youtu.be/ZJ_SIfoKbWg This video essay explores the idea that real life rarely looks the way movies and media promise it will. Through honest storytelling and everyday visuals, it challenges unrealistic expectations surrounding love,…

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  • Audio Soundscape

    May 3, 2026

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    Audio Interview – “Twenty Seconds on a Stage” Caitlin Larrigan crossed the stage, accepted her degree, and felt nothing close to what the movies told her she would feel. In this audio piece, the fifth-year TRU graduate talks about the…

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    May 2, 2026

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    Apr 21, 2026

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    Real Life Doesn’t Look Like the Movies – and That’s Hurting Young Adults A growing body of research suggests young adults across Canada and the U.S. are struggling with the gap between their real lives and the cinematic ones they…

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