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Hanging in There
Directed by Nathan Israileff
Narrative Short
USA |14 min | 2021
Matt is interrupted during a suicide attempt, by his friend Andy, and what commences is a conversation about depression, suicide and understanding.
Director Statement
2020 was hard for a lot of people, and in a year when we had to look inside of ourselves for strength that we don’t always find, I felt it important to shine a light on the uncomfortable conversation of depression & suicide.
Nathan Israileff
Director
Nathan Israileff was born in San Francisco, CA, has lived all over the world but adopted Chicago as his hometown after moving for university. He graduated with a degree in Film & Video Production from Columbia College Chicago, and after nearly a ten year hiatus has returned to the film industry (his first love) in 2020. ‘Hanging in There’ is his first project since ‘Animal’ (2008), shot in early-2021.
