TERMINALLY ILL

Comedy Award – 2024 Aspen Shortsfest 
Audience Award – 2024 Aspen Shortsfest 
Silver Screen Award for Creative Use of Sound – 2024 Young Director Awards 
First Time Filmmaker Award – 2024 Nitehawk Shorts Festival 
Audience Award – 2024 Nitehawk Shorts Festival 
Best Short Film (Narrative) – 2024 Washington West Film Festival 
Best Narrative Short Film – 2024 Tallgrass Film Festival

When a struggling rapper is summoned to his grandmother’s deathbed, he engages in a madcap freestyle in an attempt to prevent her from dying. 
GenresShort Film, Comedy
DirectorChristopher J. Cole
CastBenjamin Earl Turner, DeBorah Sharpe-Taylor, Jana Miley, Jonathan “Doc” Dockery, Zylen Arnaud
LanguageEnglish
SubtitlesEnglish
Runtime9 mins
Available1 Oct 2025
Festivals & AwardsComedy Award – 2024 Aspen Shortsfest  Audience Award – 2024 Aspen Shortsfest  Silver Screen Award for Creative Use of Sound – 2024 Young Director Awards  First Time Filmmaker Award – 2024 Nitehawk Shorts Festival  Audience Award – 2024 Nitehawk Shorts Festival  Best Short Film (Narrative) – 2024 Washington West Film Festival  Best Narrative Short Film – 2024 Tallgrass Film Festival
TerritoriesWorldwide

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