I can't smell the soil in my head
A collaboration with 7 Days Film
short film 2020
“I can't smell the soil in my head” is the poetic depiction of a philosophical struggle. Associative patterns and cinematic allusions create a suggestive atmosphere full of tension and release. Close-ups of the protagonist and outdoor scenery complement each other and form a synaesthetic equivalent to the inner movement of the protagonist’s struggles. The camera follows closely his trail of thoughts in a constant forward motion. It’s the bittersweet realization that a mind’s work is as fleeting as an image on a single frame.
The film was shot in Berlin and Kazan during the Film7Days contest.
Directed by: Alkistis Kafetzi
Script by: Aristoteles Chaitidis
Sound Design: Konstantine Margaritis
Camera & Editing: Alkistis Kafetzi
Starring: Aristoteles Chaitidis
Voice Over: Anton Pampushnyy
FILMING IN KAZAN
Soltan Sungatullin (second unit director)
Kaishev Artyom (second unit camera)
Victoria Kulikova (second unit administrator)
Ksenia Koltsova (production assistant & text translation)
MUSIC
"Erbarme dich" Matthäus-Passion by J. S. Bach
Arrangement: Konstantine Margaritis
Vocals: Aristoteles Chaitidis
Made during Film 7 Days in Kazan, Russia
Film Festivals
- Lift-Off Global Network Sessions April 2021
- Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2021
- Drim Short Film Festival 2021, July, Struga, North Macedonia
- 12th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, October, Pristina, Kosovo
- 3in1 Film Fest 2021, November, Portugal
- Torino Short Film Market 2021, Italy
- Cinemaking International Film Festival, December 2021, Dhaka, Bangladesh | AWARD WINNER
- Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF, December 2021
- Capricorn Film Festival, January 2021, Yeppoon, Australia
- NewBorn Short Film Festival, January 2021, Berlin, Germany
- Agrinio International Film Festival, June 2022, Agrinio, Greece
- 10th International Video Poetry Festival, September 2022, Athens, Greece