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‘Saved by the Status’




Former CDDHS student makes a film and after two years, it's ready to be watched! How society measures success weighs heavily upon our youth and twenty-one year old Jesse Sebastiani is paving his own road to happiness, a message any one of any age can take note of.
While attending high school at Centre Dufferin District High School, in Shelburne, Sebastiani and his entourage of friends landed a 10 episode pilot series with MTV called Careless Teens, based on their own version of the incredibly popular, Jack- Ass series.
After graduating high school, Sebastiani came to realize life has some pretty cruel lessons to share for those who suppose a break might last forever.
The now Hamilton based young man, came to discover that money doesn't last forever and neither does fame, a very cruel reality when considering the Kardashians of today's society.
“I realized I was living in my dad's basement with no money, no girlfriend, no plans and my friends were going to university, college, building their lives, accumulating debt, being what everyone expected. I got a little down on myself. I didn't have a car, a career, I felt like a failure. We live in a world where people are pushed into a box. Some people get stuck in a rut and they can't get out and suddenly they are 40,” Sebastiani commented continuing with a simple but poignant message, “ Basically, be open to live-biggest thing is not to get caught in a cookie cutter lifestyle, get out there and see people, really “see” people.”
As much as most parents will not like to hear the reality, the world reflects very differently on adult children of today as compared to a generation or two before them. Today's youngster's face unrealistic expectations and false sense of entitlement. Not every person is the same and in today's economy, society sets our youth up for failure with unreasonable life goals, an expensive education where little to no work can be found after graduating, and the age old time line no longer exists; “go to school, get an education, get a job,get a car, get married, have kids and be happy.”
That recipe is a rare find today as in reality it's more likely that a person may go to school, detest school, feel the pressure to be a part of the age old recipe, try to find work, (or find a job that corresponds to their studies and detest it), work , have children-married or not, get divorced, loose their shirts, end up where they started but much older and even more depressed in their parent's basement.
A sad overview that Sebastiani has seen first hand. That was when Sebastiani decided to do something about his life. Using social media, Sebastiani decided to use Facebook to see the country and that is exactly what he did, camera in hand. Each time he posted a status, he was met with Canadian hospitality, an invitation and off he went. Every time he posted a status, he was ‘saved' as offers to purchase a bus ticket, a place to stay, a meal, an invitation to experience the lives of those across Canada and he documented his experience on film.
“ The biggest thing I learned was people my age need to take time to figure out who we are. Everyone has their own problems, all different, goals in life, all different, and there is not only one way to live life. I met a Log cutter, a kayak er, professional dirt biker, and I learned to open my mind. I'd never make fun of someone's lifestyle now that I've learned to be open minded,” commented Sebastiani. “I think people need time to make decisions, try different jobs, find out what they like.”
Sebastiani also mentioned people should watch for their signs as he confessed so many things in his life lead him to make the decision to embark on his incredible life journey. Even at this young age, Sebastiani recognizes so many people forget to choose happiness and that is a mistake by his account noting there is only one life to live and many different roads can lead someone to their true ‘happy' destination.
“I don't think school is bad. My recommendation for kids graduating, is to not think school is the only way. I needed to go out and see the world. Every time I posted a status, someone saved me, otherwise I'd have no where to go next. That's how I got the title for the movie and in reality, it really did save me because I learned so much.”
Sebastiani cannot say enough good things about Canada and the Canadians he met. More patriotic than ever, he really enjoyed jumping into the lives of so many different people and is excited to share his message having stayed in over 50 different Canadian locations from Nova Scotia to western Canada.
“Canadians are so welcoming, so Canadian really.”
Taking 100 days to create his masterpiece with no money, a small fan base from a TV series, a bag, a camera and a question posted on Facebook, “What if I went across Canada to meet all of you?”, Sebastiani's 100 day life journey lead him to enlightenment, and happiness. Through meeting so many different people, a similarity emerged and it's that very difference that binds people together.
Sebastiani has a few career ideas for the future and hopes to promote his movie across Canada, with a powerful message, “Watch for your signs, be open minded, don't live a cookie cutter lifestyle, and remember when picking career choices and life paths, to choose happiness.”
To watch the film, go to: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/savedbythestatus
And remember to ‘Like' Saved by the Status on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/savedbythestatusmovie

By Alex Sher
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