Wait For Me

How long could you wait for a loved one? How long could you hold out hope? How long could you last until every shred of reality slipped away?

Wait for Me is a three-minute documentary about a mother's undying quest to find her son. John Ewing Dreyfous was only 24 years old when he disappeared while biking across southern Europe. He kept in contact with his mother throughout his journey, sending her letters and postcards. This communication abruptly stopped after John entered Bangladesh and India. He vanished while hiking through the Himalaya Mountains.

In 1985.

His mother refuses to believe that her son is gone for good. She holds out hope because of a letter published in the newspaper from a soldier to his mother. The main thing he begged of his mother was to wait, even when all others had given up. So, for the last 22 years, she has waited. John's whereabouts are still unknown.

This was the most moving 3 minutes I've ever watched. I didn't want it to be over. While the director did a fantastic job of telling a story in a small space, I feel like the story is much bigger than the time allotted. I look forward to its expansion. Either way, it was a truly unforgettable video. Had it been written for a magazine, it would not have been as powerful. Seeing the images, the video of a younger John juxtaposed with pictures of a letter and the streets of Europe--that was what made the story that much more amazing.