“A friend knows our difficulties and shadows and remains in sight, a companion to our vulnerabilities more than our triumphs, when we are under the strange illusion we do not need them.” David Whyte

A deep friendship is one in which we feel seen and loved for exactly who we are. And when we are in someone's company and they are in ours, we have agreed to bear witness to each other, and that is a beautiful thing when we feel safe enough to talk about what’s really on our minds and in our hearts.

When we bear witness, we lovingly give our attention to the other without judgment. When we allow another to bear witness to us, we give ourselves the freedom to be known. It is an honour to bear witness, if we choose to see this life as an opportunity for extraordinary growth. So here's to doing so in strength, in weakness, with resilience, with love.

Filmed in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Featuring Anis Mojgani (https://www.thepianofarm.com/about)

Filming by Michael Raimondo
Editing by Justine du Toit
Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey

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This film is part of a series collaboration between three independent filmmakers Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films. These films explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine.

We'll be sharing a total of 12 short films, from across five continents releasing one per month for the whole year of 2024 four from each filmmaker.

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The following music tracks are used in this film:
You've Changed So Much by Indigo Days (via Epidemic Sound)
Eyes Locked With Yours by Rupert Sachs (via Epidemic Sound)
Loto by Matteo de Grandis (via Audiio)
Starways by Eden Avery (via Epidemic Sound)
Everything Will Fade by Ave Air (via Epidemic Sound)
Paper Thin Reality by Ave Air (via Epidemic Sound)

A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Albanian by Denis Skendaj
Arabic by Frihat Oussama
Croatian by Davor Bobanac
Czech by Katarína Borek
Dutch by Karla Greven
English by Justine du Toit
French by Amélie Macoin
German by Tanja Pütz
Greek by Vicky Polychroni
Indonesian by Ary Nuansa
Italian by Grazia Gironella
Korean by Hotae Devin Noh
Polish by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Spanish by Paty Aguirre
Vietnamese by Thi Le