What survives when strength is not enough?

After his daughter’s birth and profound disability, adventure filmmaker Jon Earle becomes a full-time caregiver. He turns the camera towards family life to cope with his isolation.

Over ten years, these private records become a portrait of love, strain, and the daily practice of resilience inside an ordinary home.

“Resilience is not strength — it’s the courage to start again.”

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