Cue the Muse, a new CBC TV documentary airing this Saturday in B.C. considers an interesting theory: growing up kills our creativity.
"I believe when we're kids, we're full of creativity," director Jodie Martinson says. "We have no real shields or filters in place that are telling us, 'this joke you're about to make isn't funny' or 'this painting you're making sucks.'"
Cue the Muse explores that theory and attempts to discover how artists can shed the creative barriers brought on by age. Martinson decided to follow four creative professionals of various mediums working in Vancouver. Her subjects are painter Tiko Kerr, dancer Alexis Fletcher, guitar-maker Nicole Alosinac and No Sinner singer Colleen Rennison. The resulting film offers several "commandments of creativity" based on the observations of directors Martinson and Greg Masuda.
Martinson says she selected Rennison as her musical subject because the singer seemed to be free of filters.
"She doesn't have years and years of musical training," Martinson says. "She's just a raw talent. That's almost a kid-like state."
You can catch Cue the Muse on CBC TV in B.C. this Saturday at 7 p.m. PT.
Related:
Listen to No Sinner on CBC Music