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| Dear Chickens | |
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| Directed by | Mauro Mueller |
| Written by | Mauro Mueller Jennie Allen |
| Produced by | Björn Hering Mauro Mueller Timon Birkhofer David Figueroa García |
| Starring | Philip Baker Hall Kerris Dorsey James Eckhouse Linda Park |
| Cinematography | Andrea González Mereles |
| Edited by | Steven Wilsey David Figueroa García |
| Music by | Lucas Lechowski |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Countries | United States Switzerland Mexico |
| Language | English |
Dear Chickens is a short dramedy. The film's run time is 14 minutes. It was directed by Mauro Mueller, co-written by Mauro Mueller and Jennie Allen, produced by Björn Hering, Mauro Mueller, Timon Birkhofer, and David Figueroa García, and co-produced by Rocio Lopez. The film was shot by Mexican cinematographer Andrea González Mereles.[1]
The short film qualified to the Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019.[2] The short film screened at various festivals including LA Shorts Fest in 2018, winning best actor for Philip Baker Hall,[3] Zurich Film Festival as part of a series of films about cancer,[4] FILMETS Badalona Film Festival (also winning best actor for Philip Baker Hall),[5] Mexico Shortsfest 2019, HollyShorts Film Festival, and Pendance Film Festival in Toronto.[6] This was Baker Hall's final film appearance before his death in 2022.
Plot
[edit]When a stubborn old man (Philip Baker Hall) and a fretful teenaged girl (Kerris Dorsey) are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpected friendship forms over their hatred of fake cheerfulness and bad hospital food. The film is a comedy-drama.
Awards
[edit]The film won best actor at LA Shorts Fest and Filmets Badalona Film Festival in Barcelona for Philip Baker Hall.[7][5]
Cast
[edit]- Philip Baker Hall as Emil
- Kerris Dorsey as Nora
- James Eckhouse as Dr. Friedman
- Linda Park as Nurse Stephanie
Release
[edit]On 27 July 2018, the film had its world premiere at LA Shorts Fest in Los Angeles.[citation needed] The film had its European premiere at the Solothurn Film Festival in the short film competition section and in Mexico at Shortsfest in September 2018.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Dear Chickens".
- ↑ "DEAR CHICKENS: A moving short Film takes aim for the Oscars". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ "Past Winners". Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ "Swiss Cancer League presents eight short films about cancer".
- 1 2 "Awards 2019". Filmets Badalona Film Festival. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ "Dear Chickens". 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Past Winners". LA Shorts International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Dear Chickens at IMDb
- official film website Archived 19 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine