"I woke up in 2022 and said to myself, ‘I’m going to make it this year and nothing is going to stop me.’"
-- Ali Scher
Growing up in Tampa, Ali Scher wanted to be one of the popular kids. She was not.
“I was a little bit different and weird,” said Scher, a 2003 graduate of Plant High School. “I was made fun of.”
As an adult, Scher realized she didn’t need to be popular.
“You don’t need a ton of friends,” she said. “You just need somebody. That’s one of those lessons that’s really hard to understand as a kid but as you get older it sinks in.”
Now a writer and director living in Los Angeles, Scher hopes her new movie helps get that message to children.
Read more at the Tampa Bay Times