The mission of the 14 Days Project is to provide a greater awareness of the global community through the unique marriage of extraordinary film and photography; allowing everybody to develop their own ideas for creating lasting and meaningful change. Building a bridge to the world around us by listening to others tell their own story. The result. Connection. Connection of people from around the world, all over the world, and forever.

Nashville - Day 5

August 22, 2004

0700. We arrive at the Bongo Java Roasting Company on a beautiful morning. The realization of how far away we are from home hits home now. I feel helpless and shockingly tired. We have a problem with this place. Bradley will not be able to interview people at this location. The crew is nervous.

'What will we do,' begs my assistant.

'We will work it out somehow,' I respond calmly.

Later, I see Bradley and Chris standing gloomily outside the venue. I realize it is on me to make good and in a short space of time. I start walking at a fast pace. Some 400 yards down the road a group of runners stand outside a sports shop. It is not a conventional shop but brick built with white walls and steel protected windows. I focus on one individual. A man in his early sixties catches my eye. I explain the situation and he thinks. He helps us out of our predicament. The crew is ecstatic and immediately moves in with equipment. Looking back I realize how wonderful that man was. He allowed us to clear his beautifully arranged shop for the whole day. Without him the project would have been severely degraded.

It is early afternoon and the cafe is in full swing. Students adorn the wooden tables and eager chatter breaks the moments of silence. A band swings into action with soft music. Later they turn up the tempo teasing out a beat.

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In loving memory - Ben Pritchard

We are so very sad to announce that our beloved friend and colleague Ben Pritchard left us recently. Farewell to a dear and sweet man who touched our lives so deeply. Our heartfelt condolences goes out to his family and friends. His passing is not his end; he lives on in all our hearts and will always be an extraordinary part of this project called 14 Days.

This wonderful project and its beautiful imagery both in stills and film is dedicated to Ben who was intrinsic to its success. We had the honor of spending time with you but it was not nearly enough.

"Your brilliance and passion for life will be missed by us all"

David William Gibbons, Richard Knapp, Dana Hursey - June 2007

Memorial for Ben Pritchard

We recognize the effort and travail that creating worthwhile films requires; we recognize the talent and hard work that characterized Ben Pritchard. Through unsurpassed dedication and effort, Ben earned the respect of everyone with whom he worked. Though he traveled the road fame and fortune for only a short time, the promise of this young, energetic, and talented man was clear to all who knew him. Ben’s contribution to the two 14 Days documentaries is etched in the memories of everyone who worked with him. As a colleague of ours in the Mad Brit film organization, we honor him.

We celebrate his life,
Donn Finn, Rocky Lang, and Sam Smiley

To My Lillie

To be awaken and find
The sunrise in your eyes
Sets me off to new heights
I've never known
A love so true
To be with you, in sweet solitude.

Your David Forever.