CLOSE ON: A syringe. Morphine. Too much.
Grace’s eyes open wide. She sees Samuel. And for the first time, she smiles.
Elara looks at the syringe. Then at Grace. angel of death -2017- - short film
Yes. And agony is not your permission slip.
Elara follows Samuel to the bedside of a young father (CHRIS, 30s) dying suddenly of a brain aneurysm. She must sit with him for his final hour. No injection. No intervention. Just presence. CLOSE ON: A syringe
ELARA’s hand trembles as she taps the air bubbles out.
You don’t recognize me. That’s fine. Most don’t until the end. angel of death -2017- - short film
For the first time, Elara holds a dying man’s hand and does nothing but whisper, “You’re not alone.”
You’re going somewhere quiet. Somewhere safe.
