Toward the beginning of 2022, I began filming a documentary of a man I met while I was in high school. During our years of knowing each other I began to realize and appreciate how optimistic he continued to be after dealing with countless hardships. For years I always thought that this man's story could be a movie, so that's what I set out to do. Unfortunately this film ultimately fell apart during early stages of production. However, Kenny was already introduced to our audience, and that same audience wanted to see this project have the light of day. In honor of those who supported this film despite the complications, I present Ken Dawg, the short film. This piece best represents the documentary that could have been.