ABOUT THE FILM

When I was in college I lived two hours away from my grandfather, but I rarely went to see him. During my third year he got sick, but still, I was hesitant; I didn’t want to acknowledge the pain of it, and I knew I would have to if I saw him. I would regret this later, of course. After he died, I realized how hopelessly good people are at ignoring the painful realities of our lives, even when it goes against our best interests.

And so I became interested in telling a story about someone who fails to confront something that really ought to be confronted, and in doing so creates a tragedy that would otherwise not have occurred. I wanted to explore that contradiction of human nature, and I also hoped that making the film would help me process the guilt I felt for not being there when I should have been.