BSDFF 2023

Award Winning Shorts

Expired March 2, 2023 6:59 AM
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4 films in package
Shadow of a Dog
A mysterious New Yorker tracks down lost pets for a living. When a dog goes missing in a Brooklyn cemetery, he gets to work.
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(Carpenter) دارتاش - Dartaş
In the remote mountains of Iran, an old Kurdish carpenter scavenges wood to hand carve artificial limbs for people who have lost their legs in landmine explosions.
Chicken Stories
Imagine a coop of egg-laying hens whose free-range lifestyle creates challenges; a coop of wild, rescue roosters who just might kill each other; and a coop of newborn baby chicks for whom daily survival is a delicate, fragile thing.
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Between Earth & Sky
For her entire professional career, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study the Costa Rican rainforest canopy.
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Enjoy these award winning shorts from Big Sky 2023!


Artistic Vision - Mini-Doc Category

SHADOW OF A DOG

Sean Paulsen, Brad Wickham // 2023, USA – 10 minutes, World Premiere


WINNER - Best Mini-Doc

دارتاش - Dartaş (CARPENTER)

Xelîl Sehragerd // 2023, Kurdistan — 12 minutes, World Premiere


Artistic Vision - Short Category

CHICKEN STORIES

Jonathan Pickett // 2023, USA – 18 minutes, North American Premiere


WINNER - Best Short

BETWEEN EARTH & SKY

Andrew Nadkarni // 2023, USA, Costa Rica – 26 minutes, World Premiere

Imagine a coop of egg-laying hens whose free-range lifestyle creates challenges; a coop of wild, rescue roosters who just might kill each other; and a coop of newborn baby chicks for whom daily survival is a delicate, fragile thing. On a start-up farm outside Oakland, these various chicken flocks surmount daily obstacles while the newbie farmers attempt to Google their way to help.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Director
    Jonathan Pickett
  • Producer
    Jonathan Pickett
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