CREW
Writer/Director
MIGUEL FAUS
Producer
NATHALIE LAMPRETCH
MIGUEL FAUS
Cinematography
SARATH MENON
Production Designer
LUKE HOWE
Editing
GONÇALO RIBEIRO
MIGUEL FAUS
Music By
JAN FITÉ
CAST
JAMIE PAUL
JOHN O'TOOLE
DERMOT CANAVAN
MICHAEL WATSON-GRAY
PHILIP TOMLIN
ROBERT NOVA
GAVIN DUFF
THE DEATH OF DON QUIXOTE
The London Film School, 2018
An ambitious filmmaker attempts to complete the film of his dreams, 'The Death of Don Quixote'. But with his ageing star falling ill, it's unclear what will die first: his dream, his actor or Don Quixote.
"Brilliant!" (Terry Gilliam)
Awards
- Winner: Meliès d'Argent for Best European Short Film - Sitges International Film Festival
- Best Cinematography: 10th Festival Pilas en Corto, Spain
- Premi Torretes: Best Short Film - Festimatge: Festival de la Imatge de Calella
- Best Actor in Dramatic Short Film (John O'Toole) - Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
Festivals
- 51st Sitges International Film Festival, Spain, Oct. 2018
- 23rd Festival de Cortos de Errentería, Spain, Nov. 2018
- 10th Festival Pilas en Corto, Spain, Dec. 2018
- Shorts on Tap 2019: Regent Street Cinema, London, UK, Feb. 2019
- Festimatge - Festival de la Imatge de Calella, Spain, (Best Short Film Award), Apr. 2019
- Certamen de Cortometrajes Decortoán Joven, Spain, May 2019
- 7th FICH Festival Internacional de Cine de Hermosillo, Mexico, May 2019
- 22nd Mostra de Cinema Jove de Elche, Spain, May 2019
- 25th Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Catalunya, Spain, Jun. 2019
- Festival de Cine de Sant Joan d'Alacant, Spain, Jun. 2019
- 20th ShorTS International Film Festival, Trieste, Italy, Jul. 2019
- Cisterna Film Festival, Italy, Jul. 2019
- 42 Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche (FICIE), Jul. 2019
- Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival, Korea, 2019
- 9th FIBABC - Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC, Sept. 2019
- 33rd Fantasy FilmFest, Germany, Sept. 2019
- Festival de Cine Corto de Cali, Colombia, Sept. 2019
- Festival de Cine Solidario de Guadalajara - FESCIGU, Spain, Oct. 2019
- 10th Oaxaca FilmFest, Mexico, Oct. 2019
- Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Oct. 2019
- Figari Film Fest, Italy, Oct. 2019
- Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia, Oct. 2019
- 7th National Short Film Festival of Orcasitas, CENCOR, Spain, Oct. 2019
- 6th International Short Film Festival Ciudad de Consuegra, Spain, Nov. 2019
- 20th International Izmir Film Festival, Turkey, Nov. 2019
- 6th Goa International Film Festival, India, Nov. 2019
- 21st Soria International Film Festival, Spain, Nov. 2019
- 8th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival, India, Dec. 2019
- 6th Borrego Springs Film Festival, USA, Jan. 2020
- 5th Las Cruces International Film Festival, USA, March 2020
- 38th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), Apr. 2020
TECH SPECS
Running Time: 13:05
Format: Digital Full HD
Camera: ARRI Alexa
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Stereo
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