before i say goodbye

in 2006 i worked with kevin flores of drive carefully films to score his first feature-length film, 'before i say goodbye'. from the official synopsis:

returning home to kentucky after a tour of duty in the middle east, jim kalien is having trouble adjusting to his new world. chance reunites him with two friends from his youth: evan, a perfectionist not living up to his father's standards and sara, recently separated from her boyfriend due to an abortion. after a medical check up, jim is confronted with the news that he is losing his vision due to chemical contact overseas. evan, on his therapist's suggestion, invites jim to accompany him on a road trip so that he might get way from his overbearing parents. sara's strict father learns of her abortion and after an emotionally charged fight, she also needs to escape town. together the trio travels across the american landscape.