Emily Clibourn
Emily Clibourn
Homecoming is a living, breathing collection of short essays about my life and the meaning of home.
A log of inspiration.
33 Poems (2014) >
A limited print collection of deeply personal poems. It contains 33 pieces chosen from a collection spanning 10 years.
Present
Stories are important. Stories are powerful. They are a harbinger of the future and a light on that which we cannot yet see. The stories we tell matter.
Individuals like Paul Kingsnorth, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau and more have been addressing the modern meaning crisis. I aim to address this issue through my narrative stories and films and to be a teller of thought-provoking stories that envision the journey of overcoming isolation, the perils of modern tech, authoritarianism and the void once filled by God and the family.
Past
I began my career in the performing arts, acting and singing at the age of seven in Chicagoland at theaters like The American Girl Place Theater and The Aurora University Theater Company.
After acquiring a supporting role in the feature film Children on Their Birthdays directed by Mark Medoff, I began on-camera work and eventually moved to Los Angeles, where I began songwriting, recording and performing at venues like Hotel Cafe.
Blow (2015) was my debut studio album in collaboration with Emmy-winning composers Brett Cookingham and Matt Pavolaitis. Blow was funded by a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign and promoted in a 6-week national tour in the summer of 2016.
Shortly after, I released As The Wind Blows, a five part documentary of my tour, self-published a book of poetry called 33 Poems and began writing non-fiction and screenplays and directing short films.
18 minute short film.