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Sweet Salt
Katerina Athanasopoulou
average rating from 15 members 
       
experimental | 2005 | London | 7 min
Published 23 Jan 07
A richly layered fairy tale where hungry woman meets thirsty man
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synopsis
A love story of obsession and sharp teeth between a woman left behind in a fairy tale gone wrong and a merman trapped in a reality that drowns him.
short fact
"This film was made through playing with live action and found footage,in a process akin to alchemy. The plan was to create through a series of experiments, and discover narrative possibilities through mixing the elements."
crew
  • set designer Suzie Templeton
    		•
    cast
    • woman Gwynne McElveen
    • merman Ben Hardy
    festivals, awards and screenings include:
  • Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival, France 2006
  • European Media Art Festival 2006
  • Winner of the Experimental-Abstract professional award, Red Stick International Animation Festival, 2006
  • Seoul Net and Film Festival, South Korea 2006
  • PiFan Film Festival, South Korea 2006
  • Image Forum Festival touring Japan
  • FEMINA - Festival Internacional de Cinema Feminino, Rio de Janeiro, May 2006
  • Britspotting festival Berlin 2006
  • Channel 4, as part of animate! tv, December 2005
  • Halloween Short Film Festival, London, 2005
  • Potenza Short Film Festival, Italy 2005
  • Rio de Janeiro Short Film Festival, 2005
  • Special Preview Norwich Animation Festival, UK, 2005
  • Special Preview Flip Festival, UK, 2005
  • Special Preview Wolverhampton Animation Festival 2005
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    digital
    © 2005 Katerina Athanasopoulou

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    comment by Leilani  Holmes
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    posted May 19, 2007

    I agree a little confusing early on but an incredibly different sort of film and overall I thought it unique and beautiful.

    comment by Gareth  Crook
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    posted Jan 26, 2007

    I got lost in the frame a bit and that made it hard to follow the story early on. Very nice effects though, I'd like to see it in better resolution.
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    distribution by
    The Lux

    selected by
    Clermont-Ferrand as part of their retrospective.
    more shorts with similar themes

    This film is included in the film catalogue under the following themes:

    Clermont-Ferrant Retrospective Selection


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