Fish Like Us
Austria / Fiction / 17' / HD / Color / 2020
As part of an unusual farewell ritual, two siblings end up at a Chinese restaurant. Both feel guilty after the recent death of their mother and find it difficult to broach the subject. Little dramas take place at the other tables, but the siblings hardly notice.
Director: Raphaela Schmid
Script: Raphaela Schmid
Director of Photography: Simone Hart
Producer: Claudia Joldes
Editing: Philipp Mayer
Ses: Theda Schifferdecker, Jón Geirfinnson, Ken Rischard, Luzia Johow
Cast: Roman Binder, Julia Richter, Marlene Hauser, Marie-Christine Ablöscher, Peter Pertussini, Lucia Campos, Lukas Weiss, Felix Kreutzer, Regis Mainka
CV
Raphaela Schmid was born 1990 in Linz, Austria. She studied Philosophy in Vienna, Berlin and São Paulo before entering the Filmakademie Wien, where she is currently studying directing and script writing. The short films she wrote and directed were screened at both national and international film festivals, e.g Sarajevo FF, Leeds IFF and FEST.
Filmography
Fish Like Us 2020, Eeny Meeny 2019, Affection 3000 2018, Rum Soda Gin 2017, Post Season 2017, Nebeneinander 2016, Primeiras Letras Do Meu Nome 2016, The Sweet Comfort Of Your Nightmares 2016
Festivals Attended
Fish Like Us: Sarajevo Film Festival, Leeds International Film Festival, Diagonale, Vienna Shorts Film Festival, Filmfest Gent, Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, London Short Film Festival
Awards
Fish Like Us: Best Short Film - Diagonale 2020, Jury Award Austrian Competition & Audience Award - Vienna Shorts, Best Short Film - Filmfestival Max Ophüls
Eeny Meeny: Best Short Film - Diagonale 2019