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A filmmaker turns the camera on himself. Over a decade, he keeps filming. This is what he found.

featherStrength is not a film about overcoming. It is a film about continuing.

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About featherStrength

Strong and Vulnerable

featherStrength is made for anyone who has faced prolonged challenge, and for those who have no bridge out to the world.

It asks what remains when certainty disappears, and what it takes to continue.

A feather alone is fragile. Together, feathers can SOAR.

featherStrength lives in that space...

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Director’s Statement

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featherStrength began without intention to make a film. It started as a way to stay present when life could no longer be planned or repaired.
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featherStrength Film Poster and Synopsis

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featherStrength is a feature-length, self-filmed portrait made over a decade, following a father caring full-time for his severely disabled daughter.
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Process

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