There’s no easy way to say goodbye to a friend, especially when they’ve supported you through your darkest times.
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Generous support from: First Descents, Ruffwear and Snow Peak
The end quote of the film is an excerpt from an incredible story by writer David Dudley that we highly suggest reading: ‘What Our Dogs Teach us about Aging.’ http://www.aarp.org/ health/healthy-living/info-2014/aging-in-dogs.html [Thank you for saying it so perfectly, David]
In order of appearance: Ben Moon & Denali
Producer: Ben Moon // Moonhouse
Directed / edited / written: Ben Knight // Felt Soul Media
DP: Skip Armstrong // Wazee Motion Pictures
Second Camera: Page Stephenson
Co-Writer: Katie Klingsporn
Wet Camera: Justin Harris
Sound Recordist: Jim Hurst
Music Supervisor: Ben Knight and Ian Anderson
Sound Mix: Justin Harris
Narrated by: Ben Knight
Music by: Chihei Hatakeyama, Images of a Broken Light — www.chihei.org
Music by: Odesza, It’s Only [feat. Zyra] In Return, www.odesza.com, courtesy of Counter Records 2014
Still Photographs by: Ben Moon, Lisa Hensel, Carli Davidson, Miranda Moon, Vivian Moon, Jean Redle Dawn Kish, Lisa Skaff, Pete Rudge, Kristen & Ian Yurdin, and John Sterling
6:14 it’s only love
Holy cow! – now this is a wonderful piece. Thank you for this, true emotion.
Love this… My Girl understands, too. Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us. Denali would approve.
Any link to Ben knights audio page? Can he be hired?
Excellent! Thank you for this video and story!
This brought me to tears! Thanks for sharing??❤️
crying my eyes out???
This was truly incredible. What a beautiful story and perfectly shown.
Really, really beautiful short film. I am not ashamed that this brought me to tears, a man is not afraid to cry when seeing something wonderful and sad.
Thank you for this. Thank you Ben and Denali for showing such wonderful moments of your lives together. And Ben, I know that Denali will forever be in your heart!
What an amazing work of art. I have to admit I was side swiped with a great learning experience about life; beautifully written and expressed.
BEAUTIFUL!
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goosebumps!
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I can’t stop watching this. I bawl my eyes out every time. Thank you for sharing!
I think this is the top Vimeo content that I have come across, incredible stuff!
Beautiful. Great story & amazing cinematography. Thanks for making and sharing this!
Awesome! Great production and story!
Unreal
So beautiful!
A man and his dog – you can’t beat that relationship.
makes me want to hold my dog close
The meaning of life is to touch as many living thins as possible. This movie and relationship touched me. I love things that really matters, and what matters more then our relationships? Nada…
For the second day in a row, I started my morning with this piece. It feels good to be reminded in such a beautiful and poignant way of what’s important.
I’ ve seen this many times before and keep coming back. This is what it’s about. Real. Emotional. Heart-gripping and sadly sometimes heart-breaking. Much love.
I lost my dog and I wish I could do something like this to remember him by
“Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” Walt Whitman
I think Ben Moon is one of these people.
Wow, so beautiful & tear-inducing…
What a tear-jerker, I cried for my late dog who passed 6 years ago and I cried for my 11 y/o senior dog…
what is the exact location of that rock and water, it is so amazing and beautiful ?
This just made a grown man with a dog tear up :’)
Beautiful work – I’ll take dog poop over Whole Foods salads eight days a week.
Really lovely VO. I have more comments but it’s my birthday and I have to run.
That’s hard
I watch this at least once a month… I cry every time. It’s just beautiful.
This came up in my facebook memories today, and I am so glad it did. Awash with tears right now, no less moved than I was the first few times I watched (and shared) this achingly perfect film two years ago. Still my favorite short of all time. Bittersweet perfection.
this is beautiful
Well this destroyed me. So beautiful.
Love this video so much. I watch it all the time. Does anybody know what breed denali was?
Great!
This was beautiful. Brought me to actual tears.
Still one of my favorite shorts ever. That Odesza song at the end was the perfect choice as well. Every time I hear that song I think of this.
never saw more vital and touching thing than this. thanks, Ben!
Toca al alma, gracias Ben.
❤️
A masterpiece short. It’s like a direct hook-up to the emotions & story, every viewing. Bravo.
I just want you to know, whenever I feel like I haven’t cried in a while, I watch this piece. Never gets old. Thank you.
A comment on Odesza’s song It’s Only. Brought me here.