“Meari” was inspired by a young man I met. He lived in the dark; I tried to show him the light. I imagined meeting him when he was older and dying. I hope this film will resonate with those who have felt the gravity of karma pulling them down, who long for grace to lift them above the chaos. Catharsis is a necessary mode of purging one’s own cloudedness. Consolation is needed for one to know that darkness will not last forever. Inspiration is what ultimately drives us to keep living, to fight against our eventual snuffing out: death.