A documentary film produced by the daughter of a Los Alamitos man who is the film’s central character, got red carpet treatment Sunday at its Father’s Day premiere in Downey.
“The Honor Project,” produced by Emily Hibard of the Hibard Group, is a film that documents the fatherhood stories of area men set against her and her dad’s roadtrip to the Arctic Ocean.
The film was premiered for the cast, crew and their families during a four-hour ceremony held at Desert Reign Church.
George Hibard Jr., whose roadtrip to the Arctic Ocean was profiled in last week’s Event-News Enterprise, was the film’s honored guest and whose humor and unique drive served as the film’s central character.
Emily Hibard said she not only wanted to produce the “Honor Project” to pay tribute to her own father, but that she also wanted to honor the fatherhood stories of other men and their philosophies of raising their families.
Larry Rodrigez, a Downey pastor who was interviewed for Hibard’s film said he was indeed “honored” to be interviewed in the film.
“Too often today all we see in movies and on tv are the ones who don’t do the right thing,” he said, adding that “the vast majority” of dads are totally dedicated to their families. “I’m very happy that Emily decided to do this film,” said Rodriguez.
The sixty-five-minute documentary film wove parts of the Hibard’s story of traveling to the Arctic Ocean throughout a series of profound interviews with the other fathers. Hibard said following the “Honor Project” premiere, she plans to make the documentary available to commercial markets and for other charitable purposes.