Our Burden Is Light

Karen Moone, (Denise Coates), is a depressed painter, searching for inspiration and meaning in her art and in her life, and now struggling to cope with her mother s sudden suicide. She is surrounded by well meaning friends stuck in the insecure world of underground clubs and lost amongst a paranoid haze of loud punk music, one night stands, illicit drugs and strong alcohol. After a late night incident at a rain swept bus stop, Karen wakes in strange run down surroundings, with only the kind-hearted Sam and the mysterious Kyle for company, all painful memories of her seemingly meaningless life, for the time being, forgotten. Starring Denise Coates and Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel, Our Burden Is Light is a modern love story of loneliness and inadequacy, set and shot in Colorado and including songs written by, amongst others, the Foo Fighters, Tom Waits and David Gray a love story where friendship and love must overcome all burdens. Once Karen and Kyle remember who they are they must each decide whether to return to their mundane lives separately, or whether to embrace a new beginning together, in the hope of finally finding peace, security and happiness