The Silence of the Dying Fish

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Makis is a fish farm worker. Οne morning οn his way to work, he is informed that he died the day before. After failed attempts to prove that he is alive, he accepts his fate with indifference and spends his last day trying to secure the survival of his beloved canaries, until the time of his funeral. (Best Southeastern European Film Award – International Competition, Special Award)
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Direction: Vasilis Κekatos
Script: Vasilis Κekatos
Cinematography: Giorgos Valsamis
Editing: Smaro Papaevangelou
Sound: Yannis Antypas
Actors: Andreas Konstantinou, Aggelos Skasilas, Alexandros Papaioannou, Kostis Tavoularis, Alexandra K*
Production: Blackbird Production, eleni.kossyfidou@gmail.com / ERT SA, microfilm@ert.gr, archives@ert.gr / Tripode Productions, guillaume.dreyfus@gmail.com
Producers: Eleni Kossyfidou
Sets: Eva Goulakou
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 19΄
Awards/Distinctions: Best Southeastern European Film Award, Special Award- Drama Festival (2018)

Vasilis Kekatos

Vasilis Kekatos (1991) is a director whose films have screened at Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Locarno, and Telluride. In 2019, he won the Short Film Palme d’Or and Queer Palm at Cannes for his film The Distance Between Us and the Sky. In 2023, he created the series Milky Way, which premiered in competition at Series Mania.

Filmography

2018 The Silence of the Dying Fish (short)
2019 The Distance Between Us and the Sky (short)
2020 As You Sleep the World Empties (short)
2023 Milky Way (TV)
2025 Our Wildest Days