<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3DhB2l_18bPfqqy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3DhB2l_18bPfqqy00" width="1763" height="1175" ><figcaption>Wisconsin Badgers former assistant coach Howard Moore takes the court before a March 2, 2024, game at the Kohl Center in Madison. SAMANTHA MADAR / WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL</figcaption></figure>As an executive director of the documentary “A Road at Night,” Tim Valentyn got to view the story come together in production and gained an appreciation of what went into it.Valentyn has watched the finished product three times.“It’s powerful,” he said, “every time I see it.”Powerful in a different way each time. Like a movie or book, he learned things that resonated even more with the second and third viewing or reading.“It’s always a powerful experience,” he said. “But when you watch it again and again, you start to pick up on the more subtle, powerful messages.”Valentyn is hoping others see it the same way when “A Road at Night” make its first public run Feb. 12-19 at Marcus Theatres’ Point Cinema in Madison.“We’re trying to get the word out,” Valentyn said. “As I’ve learned more and more, that first weekend is important. We need to get people in the seats.”John Roach directed the documentary on Howard Moore’s family and the response to the 2019 tragic car crash that claimed the lives of Moore’s wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Jaidyn, 9.Moore, a former University of Wisconsin basketball player and assistant coach, survived the crash, along with his son, Jerell, now a sophomore at Edgewood University.“It’s a very difficult story to tell,” Valentyn said. “But John is able to weave it into hope and a life lesson about how people come together.“And how bad things can happen to good people.”In the accident, Moore was burned badly. During the initial stages of recovery, he suffered a heart attack, leaving him non-ambulatory and non-verbal for the most part.“But he’s there, his spirit is there, his emotion is there,” Valentyn said. “And when he sees someone, he recognizes, he reacts.“When I walk into the room, he gets excited and wants to fist bump. … There’s the incredible hope that he will be able to walk someday.“He’s got some very adaptive tools to help him do that — an upright stair walker where he’s locked in pretty tight to keep him upright. But he fights and he works every day.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JsK6E_18bPfqqy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JsK6E_18bPfqqy00" width="1247" height="1663" ><figcaption>Tim Valentyn was an executive producer of "A Road at Night," about the aftermath of a crash that claimed the lives of Howard Moore's wife and 9-year-old daughter. MIKE LUCAS</figcaption></figure><h2>'Never stop believing'</h2>Moore is living in a west side home he built with Jennifer. His parents, Howard Sr. and Trennis, have moved from Chicago to Madison to take care of their son.“They’ve shown remarkable tenacity,” Valentyn said, “remarkable compassion and remarkable strength and hope that he’s going to get better. They’ll never stop believing.”Assisting the Moores on a daily basis is one of Howard’s old UW teammates, Rashard Griffith. “The bond is remarkable that they have,” Valentyn said.There’s a price for the care that Moore needs — the three nursing visits per day, the physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy on a weekly basis.Insurance covers a small portion of the cost. The documentary is intended to raise awareness of the story and money through ticket sales supporting Moore’s on-going care.“A Road at Night” won the Audience Favorite Award from the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival. It received a positive review at a Union South screening on the UW campus, too.“It’s a human story set on a stage in big-time college basketball,” Roach said. “But it’s about brotherhood, the undying bonds of teammates.“And there’s something about it that serves the greater good. Mothers Against Drunk Driving is going to get behind this, big.”On that fateful 2019 Memorial Day weekend, the Moore car was hit head-on by a drunken driver going the wrong way on a Michigan highway.The driver, Samantha Winchester, 23, died at the scene. She made bad decisions, based on police and toxicology reports. Others around her that night did, as well. It’s why the documentary has far-reaching application.And it’s why some high school teachers and administrators have approached Roach about showing the film to their students, dreading the annual reality of every spring.Prom and graduation.Cars and parties.<h2>'Pray for that woman'</h2>There was one scene in particular from the doc that stood out for Valentyn, where a pastor is in Moore’s hospital room in Ann Arbor, Michigan, shortly after the accident.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0OtsRO_18bPfqqy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0OtsRO_18bPfqqy00" width="1194" height="1736" ><figcaption>Howard Moore is shown in 2005 after he became an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Moore was a fan favorite during his playing days with the Badgers. MICHELLE STOCKER</figcaption></figure>“Howard is burned,” Valentyn said, “and had just lost his wife and daughter and the world is crashing down around him, and he says, ‘We’ve got to pray for that woman.’“It’s an amazing window into who Howard is.“And one of the powerful moments in the film.”There are many such moments in the documentary, which evolved from a conversation between Badger alum George Hamel and Valentyn at a Wisconsin football game.Hamel knew that Valentyn, a UW law school grad, was involved with helping manage insurance issues, health care and the financial situation for Moore’s parents.“I was telling him (Hamel) one of the things we’ve got to do is try and raise money,” Valentyn remembered. “He said, ‘You’ve got to tell the story. You’ve got to do a video.’”Both agreed Roach had to be the storyteller. The owner of his own video production company, Roach Projects, he has won numerous awards nationally and locally.“We said, ‘John, we think there’s a story here. What do you think?’” Valentyn recalled. “And the more he learned about it, he said, ‘Absolutely, I’m all in. Let’s go.’”Pam and George Hamel are also executive producers of “A Road at Night,” characterized in its media release as “a story of love, loss and ultimately hope.”In Roach’s words, “The film looks at how our lives can change in an instant and the powerful bonds of family, faith, teammates and community.”A special fundraiser will take place during the documentary’s premier Feb. 12 at Point Cinema, featuring a reception with former UW players and coaches.“There’s still a lot of people in this community connected with Wisconsin basketball and know Howard and his situation,” said Valentyn, who knew Moore from his playing days.“This is their opportunity to see the documentary for themselves, and I think people will respond to it.”They will likely shed a tear. They might even crack a smile. And when they get home, to paraphrase Roach, they will hug their loved ones.</div></body>

Powerful Documentary on Howard Moore's Tragic Story Set for Madison Showing

A documentary titled "A Road at Night," directed by John Roach, is set to premiere at Marcus Theaters' Point Cinema in Madison from February 12-19. The film tells the story of Howard Moore, a former University of Wisconsin basketball player and assistant coach, who survived a tragic 2019 car crash that killed his wife and daughter. Moore, severely burned in the accident, has been undergoing extensive rehabilitation. The documentary aims to raise awareness and funds for Moore's ongoing care, with proceeds from ticket sales supporting his medical expenses. Tim Valentyn, the executive director of the project, emphasizes the film's powerful impact, noting its ability to resonate differently with each viewing. The documentary has already garnered critical acclaim, winning the Audience Favorite Award at the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival.

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