

“I want our story to be just that little spark of hope,” Laura Sobiech said. “I hope people will see their own hearts and their own loss in this and feel comforted by it,” Brown said. “Seeing increasingly how this has encompassed in so many aspects, it’s not just a one-note story,” Kluesner said.Īnd so these loved ones hope audiences will truly see Zach in “Clouds.” It’s research enabled by work Zach started that continues with the Children’s Cancer Research Fund in his name. Kluesner is a researcher at the University of Minnesota, working on a cure for Osteosarcoma. He gave great hugs,” friend Mitch Kluesner said. He was just like the biggest goofball and just the sweetest guy. But the essence of their lives and the story is there.Īnd what’s real is how Zach made people feel, and the impact his life continues to have.
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Some events are pulled together or enhanced as part of movie magic. Laura says to remember the movie is based on her book. “It’s the first time in my life I’ve sobbed in the arms of a stranger because I was feeling what it was like to have Zach in the room again, and I really miss it,” Sobiech said. Laura said the family shipped Zach’s crutches and clothes, and the actor playing Zach wears them in “Clouds.” The Sobiech family was on set for some of the filming. READ MORE: Over 20 Injured When SUV Plows Into Christmas Parade “I think Fin did an amazing job of playing Zach,” mom Laura Sobiech said. Always making people feel he had enough time for them even though he had limited time,” Brown said. “I think that really shines in the movie. She shares part of what made Zach special is he made people feel included. What makes them, at least, so special to me is how not self-conscious we were when were writing them,” Brown said. “Those were our first songs we ever wrote together and now they’re in a movie, which is absurd. Sammy Brown and Zach were best friends and made music together. She says while they had tough, deep conversations, they also acted like their age and had fun. “The way that they love each other in the movie, I think is a nice kind of showing of how we just cared for each other so much in such a short time,” Adamle said. I had no idea what it would look like or what would happen,” then-girlfriend Amy Adamle said.Īmy and Zach’s relationship is a focus of the film. “Right when I met him I think I knew he would have a big impact on my life.

But it’s how he lived that inspired hope in others. “’Clouds’ is a song that at first sounds light and poppy and when you listen to the words, like this kid was like going through something,” friend Sammy Brown said.ĭoctors diagnosed Zach with a terminal cancer called Osteosarcoma. While his life has been made into a movie for all to see, it’s his friends and family that knew Zach best. The teenager wrote and performed the catchy tune and who lived while he was dying. The song “Clouds” is how many came to know Zach Sobiech. House Destroyed By Fire After Propone Tank Brought Inside To Thaw WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle spoke with Zach’s real friends and family to get their take on a movie about their lives, and how Zach continues to inspire hope. The film features Zach’s relationships with his friends and then girlfriend. Now his mom’s book based on how he lived during his terminal cancer diagnosis has been made into a movie that will debut on Disney+ Oct. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - By now, you’ve probably heard the song “ Clouds” by Lakeland teen Zach Sobiech.
