Hello!
It’s been a few weeks since I posted last - I’ve been trying to focus on what started this in the first place which is my short film about my son, Hooper! And it’s finally finished! I am so happy to share with you my film, Becoming Parents.
Becoming Parents short film
This film exploring what it means to become a parent - told by me and my husband, Brandon about our son - Hooper.
Bringing a child into the world is a really scary, amazing thing and I wanted my husband and I to take a few minutes to reflect on how it has changed our lives. The joy, the realness of it all, there are so many things you feel when you become a parent that I wasn’t expecting and this explores that.
This project let us explore our parenthood journey more in depth and allowed us to record it so eventually Hooper can listen to it himself (if he wants to).
I am so happy to finally share this. Though I am always nervous to share things that are close to me, I know I need to do more of that for myself so here we are. I made this for my family so we always have a little joy to come back to when things get difficult. I also made this for me. It was time for me to explore creative projects outside of work and push myself to put something out there. Thank you to everyone who has cheered me on. This has meant so much to me and I’m so excited for what’s to come.
I plan to keep creating and keep posting about the journey, so stay tuned for what’s next.
What am I watching?
Emily in Paris - the pageantry, the love triangles. It’s all ridiculous and I love it! And it also makes me angry. Too many throwaway plot points. Anyone else feel this way?
Until next time! Keep watching and keep creating out there!
Dana
Credits-
Becoming Parents
A short film by Dana Wiker
Shot & Directed by Dana Wiker
Produced by Dana Wiker and Brandon Cardenas
Starring Hooper, Brandon Cardenas and Dana Wiker
Music by: Yehezkel Raz - Flight of the Inner Bird - Instrumental Version - via Artlist.io