Women's March icon MILCK on what makes a great story
What’s the Story? is a storytelling video series dedicated to learning what truly makes a great story, told through the lens of the world’s talent and practitioners of the craft in entertainment, marketing and beyond.
Connie Lim, better known as musical artist and poet MILCK, made waves at the Women’s March in Washington DC in January. There, she teamed up with 25 female singers to sing a cappella flashmob performances of her song “Quiet” during the protests.
The song was MILCK’s cathartic way of dealing with being a survivor of domestic abuse and anorexia, and its lyrics, along with its subsequent social movement #ICantKeepQuiet, is empowering women everywhere to tell their stories.
The classically trained musician is the daughter of Chinese immigrants, and their story of struggling to make ends meet in a new country while her father put himself through pharmacy and medical school is the best story she’s ever heard, according to her recent interview with The Drum for our ongoing What’s the Story? series.
MILCK’s own story is the best she’s ever told, because it has not only helped others, it has helped her deal with her personal issues. She also says that honesty and vulnerability can help make a great story, and cites Maya Angelou’s struggles and tales as her inspiration. By telling stories of abundance – that there is room for everyone in the modern world – we can all lift each other up.
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Filmed at POWFest in Portland, Oregon
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