“Do you think I look like I’m from Sacramento?” The first words uttered by Christine McPhearson in Greta Gerwig’s 2017 Lady Bird ring out through the screen in truth. It’s a relatable sentiment for the inner-child in all of us: am I who I say I am? Am I who I believe I am? And, most importantly, how do people see me? Lady Bird channels these questions into the very spirit of itself. Christine McPhearson, who has given herself the new name Lady Bird, (played by Saiorse Ronan)
Madeline Camplese graduated Northeastern University in 2025 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Media Arts (concentrating in photography) and minors in Fashion Studies and Art History. A visual storyteller, designer, and cultural researcher.
