Project Detail

Nimic

Synopsis

A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition Shorts - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020 - Deep Focus

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
12 min
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer
Adam Saward
Executive Producer
Werner Klemm, Alexis Delanoue, Jacqui Wilkinson, Rebecca Skinner, Dan Dickenson, Chris Watling
Editor
Dominic Leung, Yorgos Mavropsaridis (ACE)
Screenwriter
Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Director of Photography
Diego Garcia
Production Designer
Daniela Schneider
Principal cast
Matt Dillon, Daphné Patakia, Susan Elle, Sara Lee, Eugena Lee, Rowan Kay, Anvo Kyle, Lizzy Ceniceros, Florencia Mariotti, Jeffrey Raines

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Germany, UK, US co-production

Rekorder (DE), Droga5 (UK), Superprime (US), Merman (US)

Sales Company

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