THE DAKOTA FAMILY


fiction - 30 min - Belgium - 2019


a short directed by  Toni Hilgersonproduced 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 - Canada
Sorsicorti Short Film Festival Palermo - Sicily
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival - Crete
Caminhos Film Festival - Portugal
Wasteland Film Festival, California - USA
26th Openeyes Filmfest Marburg
Brussels Short Film Festival