A fading memory of an English Summer.

Spending time with our friends and family is the most precious thing in the world. It's what we all strive for. It's what matters. We need these moments. They help us. They make us stronger; they make us better. Being together brings us hope.

So when we get that call to go and spend a birthday weekend camping in the woods, it is simply too good an opportunity to miss. After all, getting the opportunity to go away with friends and family - no distractions, no get out clauses, no 'I'm free for half an hour on Tuesday' - is simply worth too much. There's something about getting away that changes our pace. People are no longer in a hurry. Time slows down. And being together takes on a whole new meaning.
All of a sudden, we find ourselves working together, around each other, learning from each other in ways we rarely have time to explore. We learn and share how we move, how we think, how we create. And in this learning comes the deepening of our understanding for one another. Our relationships becomes enriched; friends become family; and family reaffirm their tribal solidarity. These are the moments we need. These are the moments we don't get enough of. These are the moments that get lost in the every day.

And so somehow we need to find ways to build them into our everyday. To put aside the shopping for just one moment, and the gardening or the house cleaning. We need to put ourselves first more often. We need to find ways to make that call. Because that's what matters. (Jethro Shirley-Smith)

Filmed by Tom Middleton on a Canon 5D Miii with 24-105m & 50m 1.4 lenses.
Edited & Graded by Miche Parkinson on FCPX & Davinci Resolve.
Music by Zachary David (The Traveler) from The Music Bed.