Filmmaker Statement

My brother and I are very close. Maybe it's because we grew up overseas and weren't the most adventurous when it came to making friends. Maybe it's because I had a lot of mental health stuff going on as a kid and he was the one I'd turn to for help. Maybe it's because we've spent more hours with each other than we have with anyone else on this planet. I dunno. In January, Dave was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Burkitt Lymphoma. The chemo, which his doctor said was "most definitely" going to kill the cancer, didn't work. So, when the final scans showed that he was still sick, I moved back home for a few months to monitor Dave as he underwent a new form of immunotherapy that was recently approved by the FDA. When I was living with Dave in New York City this summer, things got weird. Our relationship became strained. Awkward. Tense. One night, he told me to leave New York City and go back to California. He begged me to get out of his life and said I wasn't helping; I was j