Six minutes to break your heart and rebuild it—trucking, trauma, and the miles between 'I love you.'
A retired truck driver reflects on a life spent on the road while his children explore the emotional toll of his absence, honouring the unsung heroes who keep the world moving.
Cinematography
Golden-hour Alberta highways that ache with beauty.
Direction
Donkers lets silence do the screaming.
Editing
Six minutes feel like a lifetime, then nothing.
Director
Matthew Donkers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Canadian truckers faced unprecedented scrutiny during 2022 convoy protests—this film quietly rehumanizes a demonized workforce.
The Ehgoetz family are non-actors; Matthew Donkers is Sarah's husband, filming his in-laws' actual trauma.
US
