While We're Here

A film by Aaron McClintock & Dylan Wineland

Words by Aaron McClintock

While We’re Here’ holds a very special place in my heart. For obvious reasons and not so obvious ones. The process of making the film itself became the very thing it speaks of in a way. In the film I speak of the gratitude for my dirt bike, animals and loved ones being the foundation for learning to live with the deep grief of losing my dearest Chelsea. While that very much holds true, what I didn’t see coming was the catharsis and healing that would come from attempting to talk about it and document it in some way. Over the course of a year and many long interviews, I realized how much I’d yet to face and how much I’d been numbing myself from feeling the hurt. So, by  attempting to tell a story of healing, it became the healing I didn’t know I needed. I’m very grateful to Dylan, Connor and the whole team for their patience and support with this film. Filmmaking is a passion for all of us, and it has certainly provided the guidance and power that’s revealed in the process of pursuing things of meaning. I hope the film is enjoyed and conveys the lessons that were learned in the making of it.

Much love- Aaron McClintock