Movie of His Life
My Brother - Elijah Jackson
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When my big brother Eli passed away at only 25, it was the deepest sadness I had ever experienced. Before February 14, 2025* I did not know pain in my heart at this level.
*Elijah passed away on Valentine’s Day 2025
Creating a Memorial Video
Taking on the role of creating the memorial video for the service was something I understood I had to do, but also knew was going to be incredibly challenging.
To create a video at the capacity I desired to create it, entailed a multitude of steps, each one more emotionally activating than the last.
Sifting and sorting through hundreds of hours of VCR and DVD footage. Through photo books and flash drives, trying to source every last captured image and video of my beloved brother. Translating this material into a usable format and only then being able to focus on actually creating and editing the movie.