Born In Crisis
Born In Crisis — Documentary Film (2021)
“If it weren’t for music, I would not be alive.”
Born In Crisis is a short documentary film directed by Gene Sizemore that follows Emma G’s story — from a hydrocephalus diagnosis at four months old, through ten brain surgeries, depression, assault, abusive relationships, and grief — and into the music that carried her through all of it.
But this isn’t a story about surviving. It’s a story about what you do with it.
The film captures Emma in the studio with her producer Flight, writing and recording music in real time. It follows her journey from New Zealand to Washington DC. It shows the collective she built, the young people she’s worked with, and the philosophy that drives everything she does:
Life will always throw you something. It is always your job to turn it into fertilizer — and use it to plant your garden.
Raw and honest — Born In Crisis is the story behind the work.