“Creating Things” by Bryan Simpson and Taylor Simpson

You see the hands of two brothers present their father's art and family mementos as well as write phrases that parallel soundbites from a long-lost interview of their father. The film starts with their father speaking to how he found a passion for creating things as a child and we move through the film seeing how this passion stayed with him through every stage of his life — including after his cancer diagnosis.

FROM THE DIRECTOR

“On March 18, 2016, four days before his 55th birthday, our Dad passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. We had hoped to sit with him and document his life before his passing, but never had the opportunity. However, fate intervened. Our friend Peter Lyngso revealed to us that he had filmed an interview with our Dad after his cancer diagnosis a couple years earlier. Upon watching the interview we learned new things about our Dad. It also reaffirmed things about him, most important of which was his passion for creating. This became an excuse to discover and rediscover our Dad's art, photos, and other mementos to create this film. The process has been a cathartic labor of love and the final piece is not only a visual eulogy to our Dad, but a visual ode to creating.”

-Bryan and Taylor Simpson

Credits

Created by

Bryan Simpson/ @bryanmonroe

Taylor Simpson/ @t_a_y_l_o_r_s_i_m_p_s_o_n

Art and Words by

Roger Simpson

Interview by

Peter Lyngso/ @unionenjoyer

Edit by

Bryan Simpson

Score by

Taylor Simpson

Cinematography by

Adam Baron-Bloch (née Gundersheimer)/ @adambaronbloch

VFX by

Brett Glover/ @yakyelda

Mix by

Sarah (Krohn) Webb/ @sarah_webb_84

Color by

Liz Fornango/ @lizplaysdrums

Thank you

Jamma

Mom

Pam

Mads

Tara

Taylor

Chester

Zuzu

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