Harper

Very sweet and uplifting film. A tender story about a girl trying to find her way in a sometimes harsh and unforgiving world. Her journey reminds us to appreciate the good things we have in our lives and the value of opening our heart to others.

The themes of "Harper" are very personal to me. I drew inspiration from my own childhood and life story, letting my personal experiences and memories help me breathe life into the film.

This is a touching story with tears in laughter and laughter in tears, positing that above all else, love is the strongest armor; that the most difficult times will eventually end, and hope will carry you through. And with those insights, I hope people will learn to have more empathy for each other and be supportive of people less fortunate than themselves.

I am also honored to work with my crew. They are very talented and worked so hard to bring their knowledge and experience as creators to bear in helping me bring this project to life. Without all of them there would be no movie. They are the real heroes and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

We all have hardships in our lifetimes and unfortunately there are some experiences that we cannot avoid. All we can do sometimes is make the best of what we have and hope that there will be people who are kind to us along the way. For me it is a story that stirs my soul and shakes me to the core. I hope that it does the same for you.

Back in the day, my neighborhood pals would gather at someone's house w/a color TV (in the 70's not everyone could afford one.) And ocassionally instead of cartoons, once in a blue moon, we'd be treated to a 30 min afterschool special usually about kids in crisis. So when I stumbled across the trailer, I decided to take my own elementary age daughter & even got some friends w/kids to go watch this one afternoon. And actually the kidz really seemed to get into it...the story seemed to strike a chord especially in one who's adopted.

Obviousy this was a very limited budget type of flick, so if you're expecting production values like the latest Spiderman reboot, you'll be disappointed. But the girls in our group got into it as a character study. I mean how often is the main protagonist in a film an 11 yr old girl?

You can't choose your family & Harper shows how life's circumstance can push one into situations beyond our control but relationship building with extended family contains a fragile beauty that can color ones life in this coming of age story.

Kate Bohan is a director who pursues the ultimate, and every visual screen has her signature. What a compassionate piece of art. Everyone in this film had powerful deep performances. A must watch film!

A picture that is both simpler and more profound than you imagined. The end is deeply ambiguous, neither punishing nor condoning its characters' behavior. It simply asks us to sit with them - to pay them the respect of attention, and learn something about ourselves in the process. Fantastic performance by Kayla.