The Silence of the Dying Fish

A Short film of

Production year2018

Runtime19 min

Synopsis

Makis is a fish farm worker. On his way to work one morning, he is informed that he has died the day before. After failed attempts to prove that he is alive, he accepts his fate with indifference and he spends his last day trying to secure shelter and caretakers for his beloved canaries, up until the time of his funeral.

Credits

Director (1)

Vasilis Kekatos
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Actors (4)

Andreas Konstantinou

Alexandra Katsarou

Aggelos Skasilas

Alexandros Papaioannou

Production and distribution (3)

Co-production : Tripode Productions

Foreign production company : Blackbird Productions

Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts

Full credits (9)

Screenwriter : Vasilis Kekatos

Director of Photography : Giorgos Valsamis

Music Composer : Kostas Tournas

Editor : Smaro Papaevangelou

Sound Recordist : Yannis Antypas

Foreign producer : Eleni Kossyfidou

Co-producers : Guillaume Dreyfus, Delphine Schmit

Production manager : Eleni Kossyfidou

Sound editor : Valia Tserou

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama, Black comedy
Themes : Death, Politics, Society
Production language : Greek
Coproducer countries : Greece, France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (Greece, France)
Production year : 2018
Runtime : 19 min 35 seconds
Visa number : 150.322
Visa issue date : 14/06/2019
Production formats : HD 2K
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 2.39
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

French shorts honored abroad: September 2018

27 SEPTEMBER 2018

News in brief

Strong French presence at the 71th Locarno Film Festival

20 JULY 2018

Festivals & events

Selections (11)

TISFF
Greece, 2019
Sélection officielle
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
Spain, 2019
International Competition
Palm Springs International ShortFest
United States, 2019
International Competition
Kiev Molodist International Film Festival
Ukraine, 2019
Programmes spéciaux

Awards (1)

Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF)
Greece, 2018
Prix spécial du jury compétition nationale
Award for Best Film from Southern and Eastern Europe

Delegations (1)

Sundance Film Festival
United States, 2019
Director : Vasilis Kekatos

Resources

Presskit(1)

the-silence-of-the-dying-fish-presskit-english.pdf

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