Lost & Found, 2024

"With the overwhelming increase in our consumption habits as a society, it is difficult not to evaluate the attachment we humans have to tangible objects. While an attachment to an item is not necessarily a bad thing inherently, by any stretch of the imagination, it can undoubtedly become a problem if it extends beyond items that are purely sentimental, irreplaceable, or of high-value. Those with hoarding tendencies often struggle to let go of items that are seemingly invaluable, superfluous, and easily replaceable, such as magazines, empty bottles, cardboard boxes, and the like. Despite what can become an overflowing cornucopia of possessions, it often seems that those with difficulty letting go of items still keep track of many of the items they do have, and they become easily upset if an item in particular is difficult to retrieve, In this way, it seems that the tiny, mischievous creatures of a variety of legends, known to steal and move around the small, seemingly inconsequential belongings of humans, would be the natural enemy of the hoarder, without even intending such malice. When it comes to breaking a bad habit, sometimes all it takes is one small change, one step in a new direction. This feature script seeks to examine the complicated feelings associated with our belongings, and how one who might find themselves struggling with hoarding can find a way to release themselves from their things, and find a new way to make meaning in their lives, through the whimsy and shenanigans of tiny, magical creatures." -- Abstract