The Distance Between Us and the Sky

The Distance Between Us and the Sky is a 2019 Greek-French short film written and directed by Vasilis Kekatos.

The Distance Between Us and the Sky
Directed by	Vasilis Kekatos
Written by	Vasilis Kekatos
Produced by	Eleni Kossyfidou Delphine Schmit Guillaume Dreyfus
Starring	Nikos Zeginoglou Ioko Ioannis Kotidis
Cinematography	Giorgos Valsamis
Edited by	Stamos Dimitropoulos
Production companies	Blackbird Production Tripode Productions
Distributed by	Shortcuts
Release date	24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) (Cannes)
Running time	9 minutes
Countries	Greece France
Language	Greek

The film won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.^[1][2][3]

Plot

Two unnamed strangers (played by Nikos Zeginoglou and Ioko Ioannis Kotidis) meet for the first time at an old petrol station. One has stopped to fill up his motorcycle, while the other is just stranded. Lacking the €22.50 he needs to get home, the stranded stranger tries to "sell" the other stranger the distance that separates them from the sky.^[1]

Cast

• Nikos Zeginoglou as Boy 1^[1]
• Ioko Ioannis Kotidis as Boy 2^[1]

Reception

The film was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.^[2][3] It also won the Short Film Queer Palm.^[4]