DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
I have found that many athletes tie their identity to their sport.
When they lose their ability to compete, it’s like they lose a part of who they are as a person. That was the case for me.
I didn’t know what to do with myself and my time. I lost the structure I had in my life. I struggled.
"I had been an athlete my whole life, and suddenly I wasn’t.
The realization that I was no longer able to compete.
Sports provide a level of discipline and structure that few other things do - athletes have to attend practices, team meetings, workout sessions, and games. So much of our time is accounted for, and we are constantly trying to balance many things at once. Losing this is a change that impacts our whole lives - some people are able to handle it in stride (usually those who walk away on their own terms), but many aren’t, particularly those who have the choice made for them.
That’s what this story is about, a young athlete who loses his sport, and essentially loses himself. It explores the role sport, and the loss thereof, has on the mental health of youths, and it also explores the positive and negative impacts it can have on father-son relationships.
Matt Dionne
Writer & Director
