Highly emotional and very real. Just the amount of home video footage simply shows how much Justin cares. He’s always held this connection so deeply to documenting lives behind a camera.

I can’t rate this. It’s so much more than a star rating. Films, pieces of fiction made to tell a story, they deserve to be rated. This is something else, something special. This is a true, real, terrifying, brutal, beautiful and human story. About life and death.

“He lived hard. He lived smart. He lived together.”

On YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryEq5Yov2G0

A very personal and grounded documentary that shows the value that a single person can bring to so many others. It’s similar to Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, but differs in the relationship that the director has with the subject. Overall, this is a very solid, well-paced documentary that I’d highly recommend.

i broke down the first 4 minutes and i feel like that says a lot about the documentary. i havent cried this hard in a long time. who let me watch this on my period. pain just pain. such a good documentary but oh my god. i am so sorry and my heart goes out to all the people that have lost the people closest to them. cherish the people closest to you and live the way jordan did.

Couldn't have said it better myself, so I'll quote my friend Brent:

"A singular filmmaking achievement. A man goes through 600+ hours of home video and films 100+ interviews to document the life and death of his brother and best friend, Jordan.

It’s love and grief in their most vulnerable states. This is why I love film."

An extremely personal and emotional documentary filled with joy and real dignity for it's subject. I hope Jordan lives on forever.

“Pain and suffering that are not transformed are usually projected onto others.” - Richard Rohr

My friend Justin found such a beautiful and inspiring way to transform his pain in making this project. Just talking about it makes me tear up. Really really special.

an achievement of a lifetime putting this together. so well told. crafted with such love, tenderness and care. and humor. it really is masterful in its structure and delivery. it feels organic and meandering but under the hood beautifully constructs jordan’s story in the most profound way. what a tribute. what an accomplishment.

Highly emotional and very real. Just the amount of home video footage simply shows how much Justin cares. He’s always held this connection so deeply to documenting lives behind a camera.

I feel like if I say something wrong about the documentary I'll be upsetting a lot of people but, aside from the obvious emotional weight that carries, it has something along the way that I couldn't stand it, a little bit of cringe moments over there, too many people talking and I'm sorry but just too much forced sadness at times. Still, it works very well as a way to pay tribute and save precious childhood memories

Justin’s description of “bleeding out” the rest of his life after his brother, Jordan’s, life ended hit hard. 

Ive seen a number of Justin’s other work, including projects he’s been in. This one was obviously his most personal and I’d imagine his most important. He did a hell of a job giving us just a spark of who his brother was and what he meant to him and to everyone around him. 

The description of Jordan’s final moments, as Justin watched from across the room was incredibly brutal, descriptive, and I applaud Justin and every one that shared the details that I know are not easy to talk about. Much respect to everyone involved in this doc, much respect to Justin.

Well that made me cry. This is so much more than just two brothers, it is a showcase of happiness and grief.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

"to know jordan is one of the greatest honors of my life."

i have to stop watching things where people die of cancer. i cried for at least thirty minutes of this hour-long documentary. i know this pain, not in the same way, but one that is very similar. i know the feeling of autopilot, and the struggle of processing something like this so young, and the realization that those few years were a gift to have. that you will be forever changed by that gift and through it they will never die.

a beautiful display of how one person can mean so much to so many, making me want to live better, love more, and cherish the people in my life while I can.

se que nunca entenderemos completamente lo que se supone que tiene que pasar y por qué suceden las cosas...

Yeah I cried. Rest in peace bud.

i cried so hard over someone i didn’t even know’s death.  it was heartbreaking but amazing.  by the end, it felt like i actually knew jordan, which made it so much more heartbreaking.

“How do you deal with the loss of your brother?”

“Well, you just bleed out for the rest of your life. And there is nothing you can do about it.”

Bij toeval ben ik bij ‘My Brother Jordan’ gekomen en het is een van de mooiste documentaires die ik heb gezien. Ik heb het met tranen in mijn ogen gekeken, met hier en daar even een moment van huilen omdat het soms best dichtbij kwam. Maar het liet me ook minder alleen voelen. Je ziet namelijk vaak documentaires uit het oogpunt van de ouders wanneer een kind overlijd, maar zelden vanuit een broer of zus. Dat maakte deze documentaire dan ook extra bijzonder voor mij. 

Kort samengevat: een prachtige eerbetoon door een broer voor een broer.

Their love for sports made me miss it. I haven't felt that feeling in years