Short Film
I'm Good
Directed by 
Rhys William Nicolson
AFIN 2023 Finalist
- 2023
- 19m
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Australia - English
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Synopsis
After a career ending injury, an ex-Rugby star meets an eccentric angel who thrusts him into an outlandish and confronting journey that changes him forever.
I'm Good is more than a short film, it is a social campaign and a cinematic response to concerning statistics. Men make up an average of seven out of nine suicides every single day in Australia. And this needs to change. Changes start with small steps. And for many, the healing journey starts with acknowledging our own current mental state, without judgement or shame. No one should suffer alone. So we hope to shed light on this important conversation, and encourage people to share, and listen. In addition to acceptance and love for isolated individuals like Eddie, our story is more than just a tale about the crisis of mental health in our country, but a creative aim to break the stigmas so we can contribute towards progressive and supportive change.
Director's Statement
The opportunity to direct "I'm Good" came as a resonating serendipitous event for me, with the key message and themes sitting strong with my values - I'm extremely thrilled and humbled to be part of the project to help extinguish damaging stigmas that only hinder men in every aspect of their lives.
Director's Biography
Rhys William Nicolson Director
On his journey through and after the completion of film school, Rhys has worked throughout broadcast at the ABC and Channel NINE, at multiple production houses, and on multiple productions. His true passion is in narrative and creative content as a Director and Cinematographer, with recent screenings at Flickerfest and St Kilda, as well as numerous commercial projects and productions. He's also received several awards for his Directing with awards at the Indie Shorts Awards - New York, and the Venice Shorts film festival for his Psychological Thriller, 'Pseudomonas'. He's also recently produced an award winning Amy Shark Music Video, as well as a Blasterjaxx Music Video that reached over 1M views. Rhys considers himself a chameleon of the creative industry. Most recently he's been an Executive Producer, and 2nd Unit Director on the upcoming feature, 'Wyrmwood: Apocalypse', releasing in cinemas Feb 2022, as well as another feature currently in post, "After She Died' as the Cinematographer. He's most recently landed a producer role at the publisher, LADbible, hoping to perpetuate and create more meaningful content. https://www.rwnicolson.com/