Old Documentary
Image by Gamma-Ray Productions
This was what showed up on the DVD cover of my 2008 documentary "One Weekend with the Bissetts."
Originally the documentary was supposed to be about a visit to my father’s, but it turned out that we did a lot of things elsewhere and with a large majority of family, so it became more family-oriented.
"Bissett" is the surname of my paternal family, though I was named Campbell after my mother. Featured in the photo is my half-brother Nelson. Basically what happens when you take a photo with gloves on (but it wasn’t me, my dad took this). Thinking of the oddness and unusual aspect, I thought it would give the documentary a kind of "weird way to spend a weekend" kind of moniker, as if my paternal family is crazy (in a good way) or something.
Taken with my original Vivicam digital camera in February 2008.
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