Hey everyone! My film 'Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral' was a winner of 2025's Stage 32 Short Film Contest, and I wanted to share that it debuted on YouTube this past Friday!
It was such a thrill getting to screen at the Chinese Theater as part of HollyShorts thanks to Stage 32, and I loved meeting all the other winners and getting to see such top-notch work up on the big screen.
Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral is about what it's like to lose someone to an overdose, and it's based on a letter I wrote to my sister Lauren just two weeks before she died of a fentanyl overdose in 2021. Directing such a personal story, and inviting my cast and crew into some of my most traumatic memories was an emotional challenge, but I'm so proud of the result. The film played in around 20 festivals over the last year, and I've been fortunate to do some classroom speaking events with the film and to play it in conjunction with nonprofits as well. We even did a screening at the Health and Human Services department in Washington DC -- wild stuff!
I hope you like the film, and I look forward to any feedback or comments about it! https://youtu.be/46tWoU7_7sc?si=YejCQktYFZsoI06Y
congrats!
Wow, congratulations for winning the competition. what's the story about?
Kelvin Bernards Thanks! It's about what it's like to lose someone to addiction. It's based on my relationship with my sister Lauren, who died of a fentanyl overdose
Congratulations!! Vince Dixon! Outstanding!! Bravo!!
Cool! Why don't you try to get in contact with We Short?
That's awesome! The premise and inspiration strikes very close to home. I look forward to watching this week and will be sure to give a like on the YouTube link
That’s amazing! Congratulations!!!!
Wow - well done!
Vince Dixon Congratulations on the win and the release! That’s an incredible journey for the film. It must have taken a lot of courage to turn such a personal and painful experience into a story and share it with audiences. The fact that it screened at festivals and even reached classrooms and nonprofits is truly powerful. Wishing you continued success with the film, and I’m looking forward to watching it.
Awesome! Congratulations!
thank you for sharing this, it really made me feel your pain. It made me feel something. with the amount of issues reported we seem to be immune to the issue. your film made me feel the pain that so many have lived through. thank you for sharing.
Wow! Congrats! I love the title.
BIG ONE
This is great! Good job. you are very talented.
That's awesome! Congratulations! Great concept.
Amazing news and inspirational to all of us. Congratulations and enjoy the "wins!"
Well done! Sometimes during the darkest hours, the most beautiful stories are told.
wow! wish you the best luck
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This is brilliant filmmaking. You filled an edge-of-your seat spiral to inescapable conclusion with compassion love, and overwhelming sorrow, all the while honoring your sister’s humanity. You expertly packed more into a few moments than most features. So inspiring.
FWIW, I have also screened at the Chinese. It’s difficult to put the experience into words, but I know exactly how you feel.
Parabéns, Ótima direção de Fotografia! O Cenário e o Roteiro ficaram muito bom também!
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I would love to see it.
Tyjon Tom thank you! Here's the link: https://youtu.be/46tWoU7_7sc?si=YejCQktYFZsoI06Y