2021 ShortFest Archive
This is a fictional dance film that tells the story of Giralda, an undertaker who accompanies deceased humans to their afterlife. Interpreted in Spanish flamenco dance and music, and set at an old East German ship canal lift, the film creates an associative fusion between Northern and Southern Europe, movement and silence, and farewells and eternity.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under.
film synopsis
film details
| Director: | Michael Fetter Nathansky |
| Producers: | Virginia Martin |
| Screenwriter: | Michael Fetter Nathansky |
| Cinematographers: | Valentin Selmke |
| Editor: | Kai Eiermann |
| Music: | Lorenz Fischer |
| Cast: | Anna Castillo, Christiane "La Mona”, Ñusta Kolter Irazoque, Ebla Sadek, Salvador Vega Carrasco "Rubin de la Ana”, Antonio Piñera Moreno "Pumuki” |
| Original Language Title: | Departures |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | in Spanish, Arabic, German and English with English subtitles |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Running Time: | 10 minutes |
| Premiere Status: | North American Premiere |
| Awards: | Best Dance Short Film, Platartístic - Spring Dancefilm Festival |
| Primary Company: | Contando Films |
| Contact Email: | virginia@contandofilms.com |
| Website: | https://www.contandofilms.com/ |