All Cats Are Grey in the Dark | |
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German | Nachts sind alle Katzen grau |
Directed by | Lasse Linder |
Written by | Lasse Linder |
Produced by | Edith Flückiger |
Cinematography | Robin Angst |
Edited by | Michèle Flury |
Music by | Dominik Blumer Roman Lerch Thomi Christ |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Some Shorts |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
Country | Switzerland |
All Cats Are Grey in the Dark ( German: Nachts sind alle Katzen grau) is a Swiss short documentary film, directed by Lasse Linder and released in 2019. [1] The film centres on Christian, a lonely single man from Bregenz, Austria, who has decided to have his pet cat inseminated to help fulfill his own desire to become a parent. [1]
The film was made as Linder's thesis project in the film studies program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. [2]
The film premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival. [3] It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film. [4]
The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 33rd European Film Awards. [5]