Gabrielle Pfeiffer
director • writer • producer
When a young factory worker is killed in an accident, six men must bring his body home and get lost while taking a shortcut through a dark forest. A terrifying encounter turns to welcome relief that gives the men the courage to complete their tragic journey.
Screen adaptation of Ryszard Kapuscinski’s mythic tale of youths confronting death.
Dramatic “Featurette”
Adapted from the short story “Stiff”
by Ryszard Kapuscinski
28 min.
Director/Writer/Producer:
Gabrielle Pfeiffer
Co-Producers:
Christian Alvart
Leslie Shampaine
Siegfried Kamml
Cast:
Michael Horan
Steven Koutsomitopoulos
Peter Ferraiolo
Billy Nugent
Ricardo Montt
Daniel Namazi
Director of Photography:
Matan Radin
Editors:
Christian Alvart
Barbara Bernardi
Sound:
Matthew Sonnenfeld
Original Music:
Christoph Schauer
Production Companies:
Grit Pix LLC
Syrreal Entertainment
Festivals:
Winner, North Carolina Film Awards
Winner, Birmingham Film Festival, Best Costumes
Nominated, Birmingham Film Festival, Best Short Film
Nominated, Cairo International Film Festival, Best Short Film
Official Selection:
Berlin Short Film Festival
Short and to the Point Film Festival
Global India International Film Festival
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival
Location:
Pennsylvania
2017
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