The Distance Between Us and the Sky

The Distance Between Us and the Sky

Night has fallen on the old National Highway. Two strangers meet for the first time at a wretched gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded. He is €22.50 short for getting back to Athens. This is exactly the cost of the distance separating them from the sky.
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Direction: Vasilis Kekatos
Script: Vasilis Kekatos
Cinematography: Giorgos Valsamis
Editing: Stamos Dimitropoulos
Sound: Yannis Antypas, Persefoni Miliou, Valia Tserou
Music: The Boy
Actors: Nikolakis Zeginoglou, Ioko Ioannis Kotidis
Production: Blackbird Production
Producers: Eleni Kossyfidou
Co-production: Authorwave, Tripode Productions
Sets: Eleana Thalassoudi
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Greece, France
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 9´
Contact: Επικοινωνία/ContacEleni Kossyfidou, eleni.kossyfidou@gmail.com
Awards/Distinctions: Palme d'Or (Best Short Film), Queer Palm (Short Film) – Cannes FF 2019, Best Director, Honorary Distinction for Best Male Actor (Nikolakis Zeginoglou), Special Mention (Ioko Ioannis Kotidis) – Drama Short FF 2019

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