Episode notes
When Braden Burym left Saskatchewan for steady money in Alberta oil and construction, it felt like a one‑way road to a decent life. Years later, on May 31st, a routine basket move whipped the wrong way and ripped his bicep tendon. Overnight he was injured, medicated, and expendable. HR said there was no work. Bills stacked. Friends went silent. The gym—the last outlet holding the darkness back—was gone.
Four days before eviction, a lawyer called about long‑owed wages from a defunct Saskatoon employer. The cheque paid the rent—and funded a used Sony A7III. With nothing left to lose, Braden started shooting again: small paid gigs, aerials he learned on YouTube, and passion projects on people living on society’s edge. One of those short docs—centered on a man named Bill—caught fire online. Braden realized his niche wasn’t flashy VFX; it was hu ...
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