The Silence of the Dying Fish
Vasilis Kekatos
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.
casting
Andreas Konstantinou
Alexandra K*
Angelos Skasilas
Alexandros Papaioannou
staff
Director - Vasilis Kekatos
DoP - Giorgios Valsamis
Editing - Smaro Papaevangelou
Sound - Yannis Antypas
& Valia Tserou
Production design - Eva Goulakou
duration
in coproduction with blackbird productions (Greece)
with the support of the Greek Film Center and ERT
with the support of Occitanie Region
Festivals
Locarno 2018
Drama 2018 - Jury special prize / Best southern Europe film
Zinebi 2018
Aix en Provence 2018
Tangiers 2018
Rome 2018
Athens 2018 - Best Second Film
Corti Di Dorico 2018
Tirana 2018
Belgrade 2018
Sundance 2019
Gosh! Paris 2019 - Prix du scénario - Prix d'interprétation féminine
Vilnius 2019
Mecal 2019
Kiev 2019
Palm Springs 2019
Court Métrange 2019
San Francisco Greek 2019
Rhodes Island 2019
Cinema Jove 2019
Sopot 2019
Thess IFF 2019
Hellas Filmbox Berlin 2020