A film exploring what it means to become a parent - told by me and my husband, Brandon about our son - Hooper.

Bringing a child into the world is a really scary, amazing thing and I wanted my husband and I to take a few minutes to reflect on how it has changed our lives. The joy, the realness of it all, there are so many things you feel when you become a parent that I wasn’t expecting and this explores that. This project let us explore our parenthood journey more in depth and allowed us to record it so eventually Hooper can listen to it himself (if he wants to).

I made this for my family so we always have a little joy to come back to when things get difficult. I also made this for me. It was time for me to explore creative projects outside of work and push myself to put something out there.

Thank you to everyone who has cheered me on.

Becoming Parents
A short film by Dana Wiker
Shot & Directed by Dana Wiker
Produced by Dana Wiker and Brandon Cardenas
Starring Hooper, Brandon Cardenas and Dana Wiker
Music by: Yehezkel Raz - Flight of the Inner Bird - Instrumental Version - via Artlist.io