A moment can shape a life.
A life can reshape a moment.
A life can reshape a moment.
TAGLINE
A moment can shape a life. A life can reshape a moment.
A moment can shape a life. A life can reshape a moment.
LOGLINE
After his father’s suicide, Brendan spent a decade rebuilding himself and helping others. Now, as the past resurfaces, he must confront the legacy he carries, before it destroys the man he’s fighting to become.
After his father’s suicide, Brendan spent a decade rebuilding himself and helping others. Now, as the past resurfaces, he must confront the legacy he carries, before it destroys the man he’s fighting to become.
SYNOPSIS
Brendan’s father Herman died by suicide in 2007. Brendan, age 15, found him in the family shed. The suicide note was addressed only to him. The decade that followed saw Brendan leave home, become deeply involved in Muay Thai, travel internationally, create the mental-health brand Herman’s Hands, and build communities that helped thousands.
Brendan’s father Herman died by suicide in 2007. Brendan, age 15, found him in the family shed. The suicide note was addressed only to him. The decade that followed saw Brendan leave home, become deeply involved in Muay Thai, travel internationally, create the mental-health brand Herman’s Hands, and build communities that helped thousands.
Filming began in 2017, capturing Brendan at a moment of rising purpose. In the years since, he has faced significant personal challenges — including physical injury, emotional collapse, crises and further loses that pushed him close to the brink. Now Brendan is trying to understand, integrate and finally author his own story.
Now the documentary will revisit who Brendan was then and who he is now, exploring masculinity, trauma, resilience, and the human need to create meaning from suffering. Now, he is moving steadily toward the moment he must finally confront the legacy he has carried since the day he walked into that shed, before it destroys the man he’s fighting to become.
