Mario and Himself inseparable; of the three sons he spent the most time with his father

pivotal · JOI's filmmaking years, ~B.S.-1 Apr YTSDB

• When: Across JOI's late career, especially the last three years of his life (JOI d. 1 April YTSDB).
• What: Mario was JOI's "honorary assistant production-assistant," carrying film, lenses, and filters in a joint-of-beef-sized backpack, attending shoots, sleeping in the same motel rooms, fetching props, and helping Disney Leith with Continuity — "the way any son would be whose dad let him into his heart's final and best-loved love." Hal reflects that of the three sons it was Mario who spent the most time with Himself, sometimes travelling for location-work, and that no one ever pressed Mario to say what they talked about.