The Father
USA2019fiction9'
Andrei must sign documents in order to have his father disconnected from life support. This definitive decision triggers old memories in the man. "The Father" is a subtle story, full of tenderness, about the relationship between the father and the son, the most important things and moments that shape us as human beings. It is a personal and intimate film about the handover of responsibility between generations and the moment when one irrevocably ceases to be a child and begins to bear the entire burden of the everyday life oneself. This enormous emotional load is locked in a simple, albeit poignant, form lasting a little under 10 minutes.
- directed by
- Gleb Osatinski
The director and screenwriter lives in New York City and is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Arts. A director of seven award-winning short films, he was a participant in the Lighthouse Selections at T-Port Market in 2021. He is also a recipient of the 2020 Katherina Otto-Bernstein grant at Columbia University and of a 2021 Fiscal Sponsorship at The Gotham Film & Media Institute for his film Resentment. Resentment premiered at Berlinale, 2024 and received Best Short Award at Vilnius International Film Festival, 2024.
- cinematography
- Peter Buntainine
- script
- Gleb Osatinski
- cast
- Alex Notkin, J. Dixon Byrne, Dylan Krzywon, Ella Eyberk, Aidan Hughes
- editing
- Gleb Osatinski
- production
- Megan Huggins (Columbia University), Jungyoon Kim (Inner Film Productions), (LLC)
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