A FATHER
Steve and his father sit in a bar facing one another. They have nothing to tell each other. As Steve decides to leave, his father offers him a gift to retain him. Will it be enough to reconnect two men who have not shared anything for a long time?
Director: Christophe Predari
Belgium, 2022
13:38 min
nominiert für Best Short Film 20MINMAX 2022
Born in 19801 in the Belgian province of Liège, Christophe PREDARI studied occupational therapy. He then worked with blind and visually impaired people to become autonomous in their movements. Although he enjoyed his job very much, he wanted to devote himself to his passion: cinema. He joined INSAS cinema school in 2008 to study filmmaking. His gradation film “Chaleur Humaine” has been selected in more than 80 festivals.
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