Dying For A Living
A sensitive, contrasting portrait of Shaun Morris, a 57 year old extroverted undertaker living hand-to-mouth in Southampton. Surviving on a zero hours contract, the opportunity of a permanent job appears which could change his life dramatically.
This story is a sensitive, touching portrait about Shaun, a self-deprecating, witty undertaker who is struggling to earn enough money for basic human needs, rent, food and clothes, but who attains self-fulfillment via his noble profession of undertaking. As we follow him on his pursuit of a full-time contract with his firm, we listen to Shaun's reflections on his life and the choices he has made. The two accomplishments he is most proud of is doing his job well and producing a well rounded 21 year old daughter. Through his story we understand our innate survival methods, our need for acceptance and validation from others and that maybe talking about our own death isn't so bad after all.
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adriana falcinelliDirector
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adriana falcinelliWriter
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adriana falcinelliProducer
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Shaun MorrisKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Student
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Runtime:13 minutes
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Completion Date:January 4, 2017
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Production Budget:100 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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UK Monthly Film FestivalNorwich
United Kingdom
Winner of Best Student Film UK Monthly Film Fest March/April 2017 -
Chicago Independent Film FestivalChicago
United States
June 30, 2018
Winner Best Documentary -
Social World Film FestivalSorrento
Italy
September 10, 2017
Semi-finalist Best Documentary -
FEEDBACK Female Film FestivalToronto
Canada
March 19, 2018
Official Selection -
Impact Doc AwardsLa Jolla
United States
Award of Merit: Documentary Short -
Berlin Flash Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
Outstanding Achievement Award -
IndieFEST Film Award
April 22, 2017
Award of Merit: Women Filmmaker (Student) -
Bucharest ShortCut CinefestBucharest
Romania
April 15, 2017
Best Documentary Nominee -
Bucharest ShortCut CinefestBucharest
Romania
April 15, 2017
Best Student Film Nominee -
BEST INDEPENDENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALKarlsruhe
Germany
May 10, 2017
Official Selection -
Student World AwardsLos Angeles
United States
May 4, 2018
Official Selection -
Exit6 Film FestivalBasingstoke
United Kingdom
September 23, 2017
Official Selection -
Winchester Short Film FestivalWinchester
United Kingdom
November 11, 2017
Official Selection -
Kortfilmfestival KalmthoutKalmthout
Belgium
First Round Selection -
Fisheye Film FestivalHigh Wycombe
United Kingdom
October 21, 2017
Official Selection -
Chicago Independent Film FestivalChicago
United States
June 30, 2018
Official Selection
Adriana is a film maker based in Southampton who has made three insightful documentaries. With her easy-going style she has the gift of allowing people to open up, enabling them to trust and feel safe in front of camera. She believes documentary making is a therapy for her subjects who share personal inner thoughts and intimate feelings they have not aired before.
Adriana’s documentaries have screened across the world at numerous film festivals, winning semi-finalist at Sorrento Social World, the Merit Award at Impact Docs, Out-standing Achievement at Berlin Flash Film and ‘Best Documentary’ nomination at Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest.