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Still Life

A man lies unconscious on a dirt road in the desert. After he comes to his senses, he meets a mysterious old man who presents him with a dilemma that will determine his fate.

  • Dimitrios Karas
    Director
  • Dimitrios Karas
    Writer
  • Elisavet Manavi
    Producer
  • Dimitris Elias
    Key Cast
  • Giannis Perdikis
    Key Cast
  • Maria Semertzidou
    Key Cast
  • Michail Langas
    Assistant Director
  • Srdjan Milosavljevic
    Director of Photography
  • George Xoulogis
    Music
  • Fotini Kartali
    Casting Director
  • Lina Milonidou
    Art Director
  • Aggela Karanasou
    Makeup
  • Dimitra Karyotaki
    Script Supervisor
  • Alexandra Gherghina
    Production Assistant
  • Iosif Zoumakis
    Script Consultants
  • Nikos Zezas
    Script Consultants
  • Vasilis Matiakis
    Camera Operator
  • Myrto Chatziandreou
    Sound Designer
  • Dimitrios Karas
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 4, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    400 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Barcelona Planet Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    December 2, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles CineFest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • Largo Film Awards

    Switzerland
    Nominated for Best Sound/Music
  • Local Short Film Festival #8
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    February 22, 2018
    Audience Award Winner
  • San Mauro Torinese International Film Festival
    San Mauro
    Italy
    Semi-Finalist
  • Miami Independent Film Festival - Monthly Edition
    Miami
    United States
    February 1, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Digital Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    March 29, 2018
  • Alternative Film Festival
    Ontario
    Canada
    March 15, 2018
    Nominated for Best International Drama
Director Biography - Dimitrios Karas

Dimitrios Karas was born in Serres, Greece. He has written and directed short films and trailers for theatrical plays. He has worked as the 1st Assistant Director for the feature length film "The Spirits" (2016). He also plays the piano and the cello and has contributed to the soundtracks for the theatre and for short films. He has a master's degree in electrical engineering, and a PhD in wireless communications security.

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Director Statement

Everyone has their own ideas and musings about the purpose of life and death. The motivation behind Still Life was to present a vision of the afterlife as a desert, where inhabitants discover that the search for purpose doesn't end with death. The desert setting is ideal to create the feeling of isolation and despair that is naturally associated with this realisation.