TODAY
TODAY THE
TODAY THE MOVIE CLOUDS DEBUTS ON DISNEY PLUS
THAT FOLLOWS THE JOURNEY
OF LAKELAND TEENAGER ZACH SOBY
ACT BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY FROM
OSTEOSARCOMA IN 2013. AND WHILE
HE WAS INSPIRING THE WORLD
WITH HIS MUSIC AND FIGHTING
SPIRIT, KARLA HOLT SAT DOWN
VIRTUALLY WITH A DIRECTOR
AND CAST TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
CLOUDS, THEIR COMMITMENT
TO ZACH'S CAUSE AND THEIR
FEELINGS ABOUT MINNESOTA
>>. WHAT ABOUT
>> FACT THEY WILL BE AT TOUCHED.
BUT COMPLETLY FIRST
>> OF ALL HE MADE ME CRY
ALREADY. WHAT WAS ABOUT ZACH?
WITH ZACH REPRESENTED THE GOOD
AND ALL OF US. HOW WERE YOU ABLE
TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CAST IN YOUR
CREW TO REALLY FOCUS ON
REPRESENTING THIS FAMILY
AND PARTICULARLY THIS YOUNG MAN?
>> IT WAS ALL ABOUT CREATING
>> THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE
THAT CREATIVITY CAN FLOURISH.
>> SO IT STARTED WITH MAKING
SURE THAT THEY ALL MET FACING
SCARY
SCARY
SCARY >>
SCARY >> YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DOING
A SCENE OR WHEN YOU KNOW THERE'S
A TAKE THAT ISN'T QUITE RIGHT .
I JUST WHISPER IN SOMEBODY'S
ZERO LIKE NO FIND MORE OF LAURA
HERE OR FIND MORE OF ZACH HERE .
YOU GOT IT ALL. HOW IN THE WORLD
DID THAT HAPPEN? THANK YOU.
THAT'S A REALLY BIG COMMENT.
SHE'S INCREDIBLE WOMAN, ISN'T
SHE? I MEAN, JUST PROFOUND
AND BEAUTIFUL AND FUNNY AND BOLD
AND COURAGEOUS. SHE OPENED HER
HEART TO US, TO ALL OF US.
AND THAT REALLY HELPED TELL HER
STORY. WHAT DID YOU DO TO REALLY
BECOME BACK FOR THIS MOVIE? THNK
ZACH AND I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS
IN COMMON AND THERE ARE SIGNS
OF MY PERSONALITY THAT ARE VERY
MUCH AKIN TO HIS GOOFINESS
>> OF CHEMO. IS IT BECAUSE IT
WORKED AND POSITIVITY IN THE
FACE OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY
DIFFICULT UNVERSITY
DIFFICULT UNVERSITY >> LIKE ME? YES, I DO. I DON'T
>> THINK I COULD EVER FULLY LIVE
UP TO AMY AND WHO SHE IS AS
A PERSON. SHE'S INCREDIBLE.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE WOMEN
I THINK I HAVE EVER MET. I MEAN,
SHE WAS KIND OF A ROCK THROUGH
THIS ENTIRE PROCESS FOR ME
>>. SHERCK FRONT DOOR YOU
WRITING A SONG
>>? HELLO. SHE'S SUCH A TALENT.
LIKE YOU SAID, SHE'S SUCH
INCREDIBLE WRITER. SHE'S GOT
THE FUNNIEST PERSONALITY HER
MIND. LIKE I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH
GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE KID WHO'S
OLDER THAN ME. WHAT DID YOU
>> LIKE MOST ABOUT MINESOTANS?
WELL , ONE OF MY
>> FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT
MINNESOTA BECAUSE WE WE WENT
TO ZACH'S HOUSE AND AMY DROVE US
AROUND AND IT WAS KIND OF LIKE
WE WERE JUST THE KIDS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO >> WAS REALLY FUN. YOU
GUYS REALLY, REALLY INCREDIBLE
AND KIND
AND KIND
AND KIND >>. HOW DID IT AFFECT YOU
THAT YOUR CAREER GOING FOR THIS
TOP? HONESTLY, IT'S VERY RARE
THAT BUDGET COMES ALONG.
THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING IS
SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND THAT
COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF A
POSITIVE EFFECT.
POSITIVE EFFECT. >> HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO USE
TWENTY THOUSAND VIEWS ON
>> INSPIRED YOU AND SOME WAY?
I THINK I GOT A REAL
>> SENSE OF HIS SPIRIT AND JUST
SEEING HOW HIS LOVES IS
CONTINUING
CONTINUING >> AFFECT PEOPLE EVEN NOW . YOU
KNOW, I THINK HE'S ALSO SO MUCH
MORE WORK TO BE DONE
>> AND LIKE HIS ACTS FIND HIS
ZUPKE SOBIACH OSTEOSARCOMA FUND
AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE
STARTED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO
MUCH ROOM TO GROW
>>. I THINK ZACH HAS A VERY,
VERY EVER LASTING EFFECT ON
PEOPLE . I MADE A PROMISE TO HIM
THAT I WOULD DO WHATEVER I COULD
TO MAKE SURE HIS MESSAGE WAS
HEARD TO MAKE SURE HIS MUSIC WAS
HEARD, TO MAKE SURE HIS STORY
WAS TOLD. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO REMIND ALL IN ONE OF THE
DARKEST TIMES IN RECENT HUMAN
HISTORY. EVERYBODY ELSE HOW
SIMPLE LIFE CAN BE IF YOU JUST
MAKE THE CHOICE TO LOVE. THERE'S
A LOT THAT I TO CHOOSE HOW
HE KNOWS THIS AND TO LIVE LIKE
YOUR TIME
YOUR TIME
YOUR TIME >> THEIR BACKYARD. YOU'VE MADE
YOUR WHOLE VILLAGE PROUD.
WE FEEL SO WELL REPRESENTED
AND YOU'VE CAPTURED
OUR COMMUNITY AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY YOU'VE CAPTURED
>> THE SPIRIT OF VITAL YOUNG MAN
WHO MADE SUCH AN IMPRESSION
AND SO MANY OF US. SO I WANT
PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> TOUCHED ME DEEPLY WITH WHAT
YOU SAID. I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW
ESPECIALLY ANYONE WATCHING THIS.
I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN OR
MATCHCUT ZACH HAD IT NOT BEEN
FOR ALL OF YOU. SO THANK YOU
FOR LIFTING HIM BECAUSE AS
AMAZING AS HE WAS, HE WAS MADE
MORE AMAZING BECAUSE OF ALL
OF YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT I GET TO SAY THAT TO
MINNESOTA BECAUSE THAT'S
THE TRUTH WHILE
>> THEY ARE CLEARLY ALSO
CONNECTED TO THAT, THAT IS SO
WONDERFUL TO SEE. AND AGAIN,
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SUBSCRIBE
TO DISNEY PLUS CLOUDS IS OUT
TODAY TO SEE HOW ZACH'S FAMILY
FEELS ABOUT THAT MOVIE. YOU