Unsung Hero

As thick snowflakes fell on a cold and exhausted crew, I watched in awe as everyone on the team just relentlessly kept working until the final “wrap!” on a most challenging day was called.
While everyone deserves praise and thanks, I want to take a moment to single out a person who I have been admiring since the first day I shared on set with him: Bodhi Ouellette.

Bodhi made his first impression on me as a director of photography. Despite the young age, his work shows the maturity and refinement of someone who’s done this for way longer. And what’s scary is that he gets better with every project he takes on.

But I want to take a step back from praising his abilities as a filmmaker and focus instead on something that I consider way more important: he’s a wonderful human being. I’ve had to rely on him heavily, lately, and he never let me – not even for one second – feel as a burden or an afterthought.

I know that Bodhi will make it in his business because he’s a person of otstanding stature. He is a fantastic leader, a caring friend, and an incredibly kind individual. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for him, and I will consider myself forever lucky to have crossed paths with him.

There is no doubt in my mind that, without him, Homecoming simpy wouldn’t exist. His hands and heart are all over this project, to an extent that I will never be able to repay. All I can do is try.

As filmmakers, we are all used to shaking off individual praise and remind everyone that this is teamwork. But make no mistake: Bodhi is the rock of this team.