His short film Helicopter was about the aftermath of his mother Melissa Dilworth Gold's 1991 death.

The film was considered ultra low-budget and did not track at the box office in its limited release, with Variety calling it "A clunky, lurching affair populated by barely sketched individuals who seem to be competing for a most-intolerable prize.

[1] Gold followed a set of self-imposed rules while making the film, including "only black, white, & primary colors may be used" and "the camera must not move."

[15] The Honey Brothers started small in 2001, a few college friends singing for people on the street corners of New York.

The other core members of The Honey Brothers are Andrew Vladeck, Daniel Posner, and Adrian Grenier.