Jack (Tom Heyes) minds his dementia ridden uncle, Glenn (Lalor Roddy) who had taken Jack in after the death of his mother. The tables are turned as it is Jack’s choice to mind Glenn. It is a grind of a job and Jack’s dancing which opens the short is one of pain and oppression almostContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Moon Under Water” (Short): Dementia and the Dance of Agonized Oppression”
Monthly Archives: December 2024
RKS 2024 Film: “Guzzle Buddies” (Short): Symbiotic Misery
The short opens with one roommate guzzling a full glass of liquor then helping his roommate suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks he attributes to being sparked by a “cold brew”. His roommate uses a variety of techniques to calm his anxiety ridden roommate. The rescuing roommate over a bottle of liquor, he refersContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Guzzle Buddies” (Short): Symbiotic Misery”
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (Final Version): Chapter 3: Juanita Wallabong’s Farewell Tour
When I was 14 years old my mother Juanita no longer wanted to give live performances as the anxiety that afflicted her was overwhelming even with those “Mother’s Little Helpers” otherwise known as Xanax and the live performances only encouraged her to continue guzzling gin “to take the edge off”. Despite her live performance anxiety,Continue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (Final Version): Chapter 3: Juanita Wallabong’s Farewell Tour”
