Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

End of the World as You Know It

Expired September 29, 2020 4:59 AM
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From diagnoses to disasters to the apocalypse, these shorts take us on an emotional journey through life’s most uncertain and unexpected times. Capturing anxieties that we can relate to in this global pandemic, the protagonists in these moving stories, confronted with the frailties of their existence, find the only way to cope with or transcend the hand life deals them is through human connection.


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***Please note that one or more films in this program have subtitles which will automatically appear on the screen.***

ESCAPING THE FRAGILE PLANET: A few hours before the world ends, two men have an unexpected encounter, while a strange pink fog is spreading throughout the city. Their romantic affair will only last for a day. But, in a broken world filled with fear, sharing a few intimate moments seems to be enough for them to feel safe, against the impending end.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    17 minutes
  • Language
    Greek
  • Country
    Greece
  • Premiere
    International Premiera
  • Note
    English Subtitles
  • Director
    Thanasis Tsimpinis
  • Cast
    Michail Tabakakis, Nikos Lekakis