I received this email from an award-winning director about my short film, Father's Touch on Triggerstreet.com
Hi Donald.
Decided to try to watch the film again. It worked - though unfortunately in a tiny frame - I say that because the imagery was beautiful and very evocative of the past and the feelings you've expressed.
The film felt very true to the book with the jump cuts and flashbacks, and the juxtaposition of the different years represented.
I was also surprised by the likeness of the actors to you!
Donald, there was one very strong theme to the film which I pretty much left out of the documentary because I didn't feel there was enough time to explore it properly - that of the relationship between you and your mother and your mother as silent witness to the abuse. It's a difficult issue and one that I choose to ignore, although I was constantly thinking about it. To my mind, the film is fairly accusing of the silent witness.
Something I read recently - a German psychotherapist - Bert Hellinger - talks of a father's sexual abuse of his children as having two perpetrators - both mother and father. One allows it to happen by being inactive. The other actively makes it happen. I believe he calls it a form of codependency.
I wouldn't have raised this, but I think the short does and I 'm interested in you're take on it in terms of the film.
Talk to you soon and congratulations on your performance and on a terrific film.
Thank you.
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I'd be interested in fellow JW.com'ers feelings about this after watching the short! Then I'll share my two cents worth..thanks!