All Cats Are Grey in the Dark

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark (German: Nachts sind alle Katzen grau) is a Swiss short documentary film, directed by Lasse Linder and released in 2019.[1] The film centres on Christian, a lonely single man from Bregenz, Austria, who has decided to have his pet cat inseminated to help fulfill his own desire to become a parent.[1]

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark
GermanNachts sind alle Katzen grau
Directed byLasse Linder
Written byLasse Linder
Produced byEdith Flückiger
CinematographyRobin Angst
Edited byMichèle Flury
Music byDominik Blumer
Roman Lerch
Thomi Christ
Production
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Distributed bySome Shorts
Release date
  • 8 August 2019 (2019-08-08) (Locarno)
Running time
18 minutes
CountrySwitzerland

The film was made as Linder's thesis project in the film studies program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.[2]

The film premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.[4]

The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 33rd European Film Awards.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mario Trlaja, "Film eines Widnauers gewinnt europäischen Filmpreis". FM1 Today, 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ David Grob, "Der Widnauer Filmemacher Lasse Linder: «Ohne Filmförderung ginge es nicht»". St. Galler Tagblatt, 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Luzerner Jungfilmer für besten Schweizer Kurzfilm ausgezeichnet". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, 15 September 2019.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott (12 December 2020). "'Another Round' Wins 2020 European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
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