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