From grief to growth, filmmaker and author Oliver J. Stewart shares how loss, creativity, and community sparked a personal revival—and a global ripple of kindness.
In this moving talk, filmmaker and author Oliver J. Stewart explores the transformative power of grief, creativity, and intention. After losing his father in 2017, Oliver experienced not just heartbreak but a quiet revival within himself—a reawakening of purpose that inspired poetry, art, and a global kindness campaign called “If You See This You’re Beautiful”“. With vulnerability and poetic clarity, he shares how grief plants seeds, how community revives us, and how small acts—like stickers on a streetlamp—can grow into movements. His story is a testament to healing from the inside out, embracing discomfort, and letting creativity guide you toward a life of deeper meaning.
About the speaker
Oliver J. Stewart is a filmmaker and author based in South Florida. With over a decade of experience capturing stories through a cinematic lens, Oliver’s work centers around conceptual storytelling — whether that’s elevating brands, uplifting communities, or telling deeply personal narratives. Through his creative endeavors and recent poetry book, IF YOU SEE THIS YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL., he blends the introspective threads of love, loss and healing with heartfelt reflection to spark connection and inspire change.
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Time passing isn't always time wasted.
Grief doesn't only bury you, it plants seeds. And what those seeds grow into are entirely up to you.
We share our life paths, and the goals, and dreams with strangers, and our insecurities, just to find out that we're not alone. And that revives us.
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Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
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