There are small incidents that can change a life. They reveal unannounced, seem trivial at first and yet cause a domino effect. In 2014 I was watching a Tedtalk by, Matthew O’Reilly, a US paramedic. He wasn’t the most adequate speaker I have seen on Ted. He wasn’t the most famous or prestigious either and yet when I finished watching this talk; my life took a different turn.
His idea was worth spreading; according to his experience as a paramedic in the final moments of their lives people are having one of this three concerns:
01. Regrets: I should have spent more time with my grandchildren.
02. Being remembered: will I be remembered? Will you remember me?
03. Legacy: How will I be remembered? What have I contributed to this world?
It struck me like lightning; perhaps instead of waiting for the last 3 minutes of one’s life, a person can use the last 30 years of his/her life. We can use the extra 30-40 years that our great-great parents did not have, to understand, to change and make sense of our lives. I decided to do it with films.