‘Last Flight Home’: Ondi Timoner shares dad’s wisdom during his final days

“He was just so weighed down, I think, by feeling like he was stuck, and he couldn't do anything to help his family — when actually he was providing us with everything, the unconditional love, and the humor and wisdom,” film director Ondi Timoner tells KCRW of her dad.

“He was just so weighed down, I think, by feeling like he was stuck, and he couldn't do anything to help his family — when actually he was providing us with everything, the unconditional love, and the humor and wisdom,” film director Ondi Timoner tells KCRW of her dad. Credit: YouTube.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins