{"id":58635,"date":"2024-11-14T09:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/blog\/2024\/11\/14\/help-onze-eden\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:44:06","slug":"help-our-eden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/en\/blog\/2024\/11\/14\/help-our-eden\/","title":{"rendered":"Help our Eden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Eden, I\u2019m 20 years old and from Wales, UK.<\/p>\n<p>I was diagnosed with CMTC as a baby.<\/p>\n<p>I have never known a life without my condition, however, I certainly encountered the difficulty of coming to terms with my body as a young child.<\/p>\n<p>However, as I got older and more accustomed to the questions, I learned to value that I had been blessed with the opportunity to be unique, and my condition strengthened my sense of self.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58434 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/logo-paper-tiger-eden-20241110-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/logo-paper-tiger-eden-20241110-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/logo-paper-tiger-eden-20241110-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/logo-paper-tiger-eden-20241110.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I am now in my final year at University and am directing a graduation film this year called, \u2018Paper Tiger.\u2019 I have never explored my condition or sense of self in any project I have made. Perhaps because I finally feel I am at both a point in my life emotionally and on my filmmaking journey where I tackle and unpack the themes within identity and self-acceptance. I would have loved to have seen myself positively represented on screen as a young girl, and I strive to provide especially young people with an opportunity to feel empowered and understood through a cinematic experience.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to help Eden as well?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/en\/blog\/2020\/06\/30\/eden-united-kingdom-ambassador-film-producer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Eden, I\u2019m 20 years old and from Wales, UK. I was diagnosed with CMTC as a baby. I have never known a life without my condition, however, I certainly encountered the difficulty of coming to terms with my body as a young child. 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