German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 24, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Tuesday, June 26, 21:00 (film.coop)
BITTER

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Jaime Dezcallar
Screenplay: Jaime Dezcallar
Cinematographer: José Martín Rosete
Music: Raffel Plana Honorato
Editor: Manu Sainz de los Terreros
Producer: Marta García Larriu
Cast: Israel Elejalde

Synopsis: A brokenhearted man seeks for something—anything—to bring feeling back to his numb state of existence. He buys a bird spider, the most poisonous of tarantulas, and sets him free in the house… making every day a life or death struggle.
Inhalt: Ein Mann mit gebrochenem Herzen sucht nach irgendetwas um wieder Emotionen in sein gefühlloses Dasein zu bringen. Er kauft eine Vogelspinne, die giftigste unter den Taranteln, setzt sie in seiner Wohnung aus und macht so jeden Tag zu einem Kampf ums Überleben.

Festivals: Palm Springs, USA; Seattle International Short Film Festival, USA; New York Film Festival, USA; Rhode Island Film Festival,USA; Starz Denver, USA; Zinebi 53 Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Spain; Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium; Dead by Dawn International Horror Film Festival, UK; Kiev International Short Film Festival, Russia
Awards: Best Short Film, Boston Film Festival, USA; Best of Fest, Ovation Short Film Contest; Best Recent Fiction Short Film, Fesdecurt Denia, Spain; Best Photography, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena, Colombia; Premio Objetivo Best Short Film, XV Muestra Independiente de Cine Fantástico de Toledo, Spain

Weblink: www.jaimedezcallar.com