Dear Chickens

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Dear Chickens
Directed byMauro Mueller
Written byMauro Mueller
Jennie Allen
Produced byBjörn Hering
Mauro Mueller
Tim Birkhofer
David Figueroa García
StarringPhilip Baker Hall
Kerris Dorsey
James Eckhouse
Linda Park
CinematographyAndrea Gonzalez Mereles
Edited bySteven Wilsey
David Figueroa García
Music byLucas Lechowski
Production
company
Fidelio Films
Release date
Running time
14 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Switzerland
Mexico
LanguageEnglish

Dear Chickens is a short dramedy. The film's run time is 14 minutes. It was co-written and directed by Mauro Mueller, and produced by Björn Hering, Mauro Mueller, Tim Birkhofer and David Figueroa García, and co-produced by Rocio Lopez. The film was shot by Mexican cinematographer Andrea González Mereles.

The short film qualified to the Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019.[1] The short film screened at various festivals including LA Shorts Fest in 2018 and winning best actor for Philip Baker Hall,[2] Zurich Film Festival as part of a series of films about cancer,[3] FILMETS Badalona Film Festival winning also best actor for Philip Baker Hall[citation needed] Mexico Shortsfest 2019, HollyShorts Film Festival and Pendance Flm Festival in Toronto.[4]


Plot[]

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[]

The film won best actor at LA Shorts Fest and Filmets Badalona Film Festival in Barcelona for Philip Baker Hall.[5]

Cast[]

Release[]

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.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "DEAR CHICKENS: A moving short Film takes aim for the Oscars". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Past Winners".
  3. ^ "Swiss Cancer League presents eight short films about cancer".
  4. ^ "Dear Chickens". 5 November 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.lashortsfest.com/winners |title=LA Shorts Fest past winners
  6. ^ "Dear Chickens".

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