Enduring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic doesn鈥檛 typically bring a smile to people鈥檚 faces, but a 麻豆精选 man is trying to shed some humour on a difficult situation.
James Manning, 57, is using his platform of creating music videos to help others alleviate the stress from the pandemic, even if just for a short time.
鈥淗umour sounds the same no matter the language,鈥� said Manning.
鈥淚t tears down barriers and brings us together in an environment of empathy and understanding, not to mention the health benefits.
鈥淲hen truth is embraced, it allows us to somehow find some humour in the reality that confronts us, allowing us to more effectively cope and navigate past its challenges.鈥�
Manning knows something about navigating life challenges, having moved from the Lower Mainland to 麻豆精选 three years ago, and subsequently overcame his addiction battles with the support of the Freedoms Door program.
The music for his video, which he calls COVID Chaos, was a guitar-driven instrumental he actually composed some 10 years.
He was assisted in the film and music production aspects by Stefan Matis of Curators Studio, with scenes created at Lions Park and Willow Church in Rutland ago which he felt captured feelings of uncertainty and anxiety caused by the pandemic.
C-19 " A Humorous Antidote from James Manning on Vimeo.
You can find COVID Chaos and other videos produced by Manning at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ahumorousantidote or https://vimeo.com/ondemand/solitudesightssounds.
