Interpreting Erik by J. Bruce Parker Old South resident Donald D’Haene is riding the crest of a wave. His documentary is getting noticed – everywhere! It has garnered just under 300 awards and accolades worldwide. But like all waves, there is a trough, which is the content of the documentary. Interpreting Erik follows the tragic life of Donald’s brother who died on the streets of Vancouver in 2020. Erik, like Donald, brother Ronny and sister Marina were sexually abused by their father, not just once but repeatedly.
The documentary is not just Erik’s story, but the story of Donald and his two siblings’ survival through- out this ordeal. For Donald, it was through therapy, outlined in his two books Father’s Touch and No- body Wants To Read You Are Happy . For Ronny, it was photography, and he became an award-winning photographer of nature. When the family unit broke up, Marina found solace, guidance, and hope in vari-
Ronny, Donald and Marina
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ous group homes in Wortley village. The D’Haene children did survive and grew beyond the horrible abuse of their past, but not Erik. Donald’s documentary explores Erik’s life through his art, his diaries and his letters. His life is also represented by actors, reading Erik’s words and characterizing his image on the street. At the film’s end, there is a sense of understanding his struggle. Erik’s life and death on the streets of Vancouver echoes the plight of all marginalized people who end up without a home and little hope. Erik becomes the ‘everyman’ on the street, but he has a name, and he had a life. Donald tells us “He was not nothing, he was everything”. Erik stated, “I need an interpreter in my own skin”. Brother Donald has successfully done that”. Interpreting Erik will be shown at the Forest City Film Festival at Wolfe Hall, October 26th at 1200.
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