Experiencing Interruptions?

Assisted Living

Two chronically bad-at-their-job nurses accidentally leave their pot brownie in reach of their dementia resident-chaos ensues.

Alex and Rory are nurses at an assisted living facility. What they lack in nursing skills, they make up for in…spirit? When one of their dementia patients, Mrs. K., gets a hold of their pot brownie, she escapes the home and Alex and Rory are sent on a wild goose chase to find her before their lunch break is over.

  • Emily Feazel
    Director
  • Emily Feazel
    Writer
  • Sean Keegan
    Producer
  • Daryelle Chery
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
  • Emily Glazer
    Key Cast
    "Rory"
  • Judy Kingston
    Key Cast
    "Mrs. K."
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 10, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (BlackMagic Ursa)
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Seton Hall University
Director Biography - Emily Feazel

Emily Feazel has been in love with the arts ever since she can remember. She held her first spotlight at 10, ran live sound for the first time at 12…film school was the only option for her. In said film school, Emily has written and directed a live TV episode, crewed and anchored on several school news shows, directed a commercial for a local business, and written and directed two short films.

Outside of film making and consuming, Emily enjoys public speaking and acting- she is a national champion in Dramatic Interpretation at the American Forensics Association tournament.

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Director Statement

When I was searching my brain for what I wanted to make for my senior thesis short film, it was almost like I could hear my brain rattling around and bumping into nothing. Drama? Comedy? Documentary? What would it be about? I thought about stories I had, stories I had heard, stories I made up in bed trying to get myself to sleep. Nothing.

Until I called home to complain about my writer’s block. My mom told me one of her favorite stories from when she worked in a nursing home. “That would make a good movie, I think,” she said. My grandmother agreed in the background, then laughed uncontrollably for five minutes, as she was currently the type of high where everything is the funniest thing you’ve ever heard. She loves her tootsie roll edibles.

There it is! I’ve also worked in a nursing home- I have stories! And I always hated when nurses would talk down to the residents like they were children…I wanted to make a movie that showed some personality of an elderly person. Plus, my grandma being the way that she is was pretty great inspiration. I wrote the script (it’s not a true story! I’ve never drugged a resident!) and started finding actors. Alex and Rory came quick. But what about Mrs. K.? No one had the vibe I was looking for. Again, I called home to complain. “If only your grandma could play her!” my mom said. Genius, once again.

My grandma has never acted. She’s never had to memorize anything before. She didn’t know the first thing about being on set. But it was my movie, and she had a chance to help. Her only request? That she could wear a hat in the movie. Working with my grandma was chaos and also the time of my life.

Thank you to my actors for performances that I was so happy with, my professors for their continued support, my crew for believing me that yes, we can shoot 18 pages in three days! And a million thank yous to my family: Mom, Dad, Annie, Goggy, who always pick up the phone.