December 6, 2012, right after same-sex marriage became legal in WA State, I read a beautiful script by Arthur Allen, called Winning Dad. It was set in the world that supposedly just became real. I cried. A lot. It was clear that the work was not done, but just beginning. This film had to be made, and I wanted to make sure it would happen for my community.

After a $30K kickstarter, a family built - over 36 shooting days, and a year of editing, Winning Dad was born. 

We toured 14 film festivals in 12 countries. We fired up a lot of discussions. It was grand and it is still changing lives. 

"A young man tricks his homophobic father into a camping trip with his secret boyfriend."  Watch on Vimeo here

"The idea for this movie is brilliant. And the script/screenplay for this movie really goes right for it. When you watch it you'll see what I mean. What this movie is about is something that is very hard to present very well. Many other gay-themed movies have attempted to put this into their film in some way, and many have tried to make it the central point as this movie does. No movie has yet to accomplish this task perfectly, but Winning Dad comes closer than any movie I've yet seen. It takes on the very difficult task of attempting to stand up and be honest. And the story is written in such a way that honesty is no where to be found. It offers the idea that honesty is something valuable. Very valuable.

And that family is what makes life worth living.

This movie is worth watching by everyone. Everyone."

-HoldenSpark (31 July 2016), IMDB