Living Every Second: The Kris Hallenga Story
Kris got a late cancer diagnosis but was determined to prevent it happening to others. This documentary shows how her infectious energy, drive and ambition has left an important legacy.
With a party in a Cornish cathedral featuring Dawn French (dressed as a vicar), Fearne Cotton, a cardboard coffin, and hundreds of friends, Kris Hallenga鈥檚 'FUN-eral' (living funeral) is the opening of a documentary that tells the story of Britain鈥檚 most famous and vivacious cancer campaigner.
Diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer at 23, Kris Hallenga makes a radical decision about what she wants to do with the rest of her life. Together with her twin sister, Maren, Kris starts the Coppafeel charity, harnessing the power of her own experience to show millions of young people how to check for signs of cancer.
In 2013, Kris made a film about her life for the 大象传媒, and over the decade that followed, she continued to invite the cameras back in. Through unseen home footage and intimate material shot by director Neil Bonner, the film follows Kris from her early years to her very last days. We follow Kris through the highs and lows of multiple treatments while she wins a Pride of Britain Award, discovers how to recruit famous faces into the campaign, gets cancer awareness onto the school curriculum and saves many lives through early detection.
Kris fundamentally changes the world around her, and all the while she is inseparable from her twin sister and best friend Maren as they face every challenge with refreshing honesty, relentless energy and wicked humour.
The touching and unforgettable story is a heartfelt guide to truly embracing every second of life we are given.
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FUN-eral
Duration: 01:39
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"What's sadder than making your own casket?"
Duration: 01:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Kris Hallenga |
Narrator | Maren Sheldon |
Director | Neil Bonner |
Executive Producer | Adam Bullmore |
Executive Producer | Claire Hughes |
Executive Producer | Matt Robins |
Editor | Ross Leppard |
Production Manager | Holly Lawrance |
Production Company | October Films Ltd |
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