Rafael

Rafael Is A Man Who Lost His Wife To Cancer Followed By A Sudden And Unexpected Second Tragedy Completely Unforeseen Unbearable And Beyond His Own Control. The Combination Of These Two Events Broke Rafael Down To The Very Depths Of His Soul Left Him With Little Hope For Any Kind Of Enduring Happiness And Without Much Solid Ground To Stand On. Leaving His Family Home In Sonoma And Life As He Knew It Up Until Then He Moved Out Into The Wilderness Of The Sierra Nevada Mountains Just Outside Of Georgetown Ca Built A Tepee And Lived In Semi-Seclusion While Navigating His Way Through His Own Terrible Grief. His Is A Very Personal Story Told Through Both His Hand-Written Journals And The Thoughts And Recollections Of His Surviving Son; Two Different People With Independent But Intersecting Perspectives. It Is About Loss Yes. And It Is About Grief. But It Is Also About Reconciliation With One'S Self And Redemption From One'S Inner Turmoil. It Is About A Man And His Companion Dog Chica; A Dog Who Gave Him Purpose Through His Depression And Renewed Appreciation For His Life As Fractured As It Had Become. It Is About The Strength Of Family And Friends. It Is About The Struggle For The Preservation Of Faith And Character. It Is About The Love One Man Has For His Family And The Love A Son Has Always Had For His Father.