Ian Isak imagines a perfectly normal life

Directed by Ian Isak through Honeytrap Film, this beautiful short film, titled Life Made Possible, combines emotive story telling and immersive cinematography, following the life of a man diagnosed with type one diabetes in the 1920's.  

We first see him as a young boy, where he is rushed to hospital and faced with his diagnosis. He's comforted by an older woman who sits at his bedside and tells him a story, which forms the poetic narration framing the film. 

Fortunately, the young boy recovers, learning how to manage his diagnosis and live a perfectly normal life. He goes to school, falls in love, has children, and lives to a ripe old age. 

However, in a heartbreaking twist, we are unexpectedly thrown back to the beginning of the story. We see that the reality of this diagnosis only a century ago would have been a death sentence, but thanks to one hundred years of research into chronic illnesses, this is no longer the case.