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m ot ion p ictu re s o u n d e d i to r s I 85 But also, it was a period where a lot of my friends and some family members were ending relationships. And it's very complicated, and it's very raw. But there are also aspects where friends of mine, for example, were doing things that were so out of character to who they were as people, and it was a result of finally giving themselves over to someone in a way that they've never to anyone else and giving that trust in that vulnerability and then having it be ending. And so, they were emotionally and physically reacting in a way that was so counter to who they were. And I was fascinated by that aspect as well. I would talk to my friends, and I'd be like, "What are you doing?" And they're like, "I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know why I'm doing what I'm doing." And it was really this unraveling. I really wanted to explore a character that the decisions he had made in his life were decisions that allowed him to be a very present father. The nature of his job, for example, allowed him to never miss a soccer game as a result of his job choice. And what he was about to lose was all of those things. I wanted to explore it because I'm down in my office at home, and I'm listening to my 6 year old run across the top floor, and I'm hearing those little feet. I'm thinking, as I'm working on the film, "If I separate from my wife, I don't get to hear those feet while I'm working." And so, I really wanted to explore those elements from the perspective of somebody who had defined themselves by being such a good father, and that was the thing at risk. So, there are many layers to it, but those are kind of the kernels that made me really want to write it. Photos courtesy of Neon