Shorts Program #2- Mental Illness

Friday Sept. 21
11:30am
The Nomad

$10.00 Seniors and Students tickets available at the box office or by calling 303.818.4645

Short Narrative
Director: Kyoungju Kim
Country: US
Colorado Premiere

Cord follows the life of a woman who takes care of her elderly mother. Her responsibilities range from feeding her mother to keeping her from crawling out of the window. Through the shared daily rituals come traces of a deep history which binds mother and daughter which may ultimately force one to make a fateful decision.

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“Ceiling Skies”
Shorts Program #2

Short Narrative
Director: Amanda Henshall
Country: Austrailia
Colorado Premiere

At the age of 20, Damien has been thrust into being the full-time caregiver of his terminally ill mother, Ellie. Alone and emotionally not ready to deal with this situation, Damien finds a systematic way to cope while his father, Henry, hides himself from the reality of his wife’s terminal condition by immersing himself in his work. One day when Damien is preparing Ellie for her bath, he is faced with a life-altering decision when Ellie asks him to help her die. Damien is now forced to confront the truth about his mother’s condition, making him battle his emotions, morals and his father to figure out what he should do.

Ceiling Skies Trailer

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“The Extraordinary Life of Rocky”
Shorts Program #2

Short Narrative
Director: Stephen Dhoedt and Kevin Meul
Country: Belgium
Colorado Premiere

The Extraordinary Life of Rocky follows a boy named Rocky who grows up surrounded by death: everyone around him dies in a freak accident and each time he’s at the center of it all. A modern tale about a lot of bad luck and a tiny bit of bliss.

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The Extraordinary Life of Rocky Trailer

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“Little People Living Inside My Head”
Shorts Program #2

Short Narrative
Director: Agnete Hjerl
Produced by
Country: Denmark
Colorado Premiere

Little People Living Inside My Head is a death dance between the rational and the creative side of a human being, taking place in a dark and dreamy world… Will they ever find peace from their battle?

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