• The Distance Between Us and the Sky

    Directed by Vasilis Kekatos
    Greece/France | 9 minutes |

Night, national road. Two strangers meet for the first time at an old gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded. Lacking the 22.50€ he needs to get home, he will try to sell him the distance that separates them from the sky.

In competition for Best LGBT+ Short

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Director: Vasilis Kekatos
Producers: Eleni Kossyfidou, Guillaume Dreyfus
Screenwriter: Vasilis Kekatos
Cinematographers: Giorgos Valsamis
Editor: Stamos Dimitropoulos
Music: The Boy
Cast: Nikolakis Zeginoglou, Ioko Ioannis Kotidis
Original Language Title: Η απόσταση ανάμεσα στον ουρανό κι εμάς
Country: Greece/France
Language: In Greek with English subtitles.
Year: 2019
Running Time: 9 minutes
Awards: Short Film Palme d'Or & Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival; Best Actor, Vileurbanne Film Festival; Best Rainbow Short, Flickerfest
Primary Company: Shortcuts
Contact Email: elise@shortcuts.pro
Website: http://shortcuts.pro/la-distance-entre-le-ciel-et-nous/

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