THE DAKOTA FAMILY


fiction - 30 min - Belgium - 2019


a short directed by 
 Toni Hilgerson
produced by 
Luna Blue film




Synopsis

A strange deathlike creature roams around grandpa Dakota. The patriarch knows it’s time to call on the members of his tribe. A family, his family, atypical and dismantled will then have to reunite. Will they arrive in time to share a last moment with their clan chief? The Dakota family is a poetic tale on family, grief, and above all, transmission. A young thug finds a safe. To find out what’s inside he’ll go through a violent journey.




Festivals
 

Tarrega Fantastic & Terror  Festival, Spain.
Couch Film Festival Toronto.
Sorsicorti Short Film Festival Palermo.
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival, Crete.
Caminhos Film Festival, Portugal.
Wasteland Film Festival, California.
26th Openeyes Filmfest Marburg.
Brussels Short Film Festival.





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