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