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10. What is that? (Τι είναι αυτό;) 2007
3 years ago
Father and son are sitting on a bench. Suddenly a sparrow lands across them.

Cast
Father: Nikos Zoiopoulos
Son: Panagiotis Bougiouris

Directed by: Constantin Pilavios
Written by: Nikos & Constantin Pilavios
Director of photgraphy: Zoe Manta
Music by: Christos Triantafillou
Sound by: Teo Babouris
Mixed by: Kostas Varibobiotis
Produced by: MovieTeller films

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  • James Newman plus 3 years ago
    Thanks for a very simple and touching story. Nice entry through the garden gate.
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  • Eugenia Loli plus 3 years ago
    Para poly wraio, bravo. Poly wraia istoria, kai i xelwna sto background itan wraio visual touch episeis!
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  • Nikita Ovsyannikov 3 years ago
    It's awsom!!!!!!!! REALY! the best film i seen on vimeo! Thank's! I want to show it everybody!
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  • Sugoi 3 years ago
    What a lovely heart warming film.
    Awesome.
    I loved it and being in Greek added a warmth that touched me.
    Understanding Greek myself (having Greek parents) made this film feel very real for me.

    Μπράβο!
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  • Ioannis Zochios 3 years ago
    Well Done Movie Teller !

    Excellent Story, Picture & Sound.
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  • Makis 3 years ago
    Πολύ ωραία όλα!!
    το μόνο που δεν μου άρεσε ήταν ότι όταν γύρισε ο πατέρας κάθησε πάρα πολύ κοντά στον γιό. Δλδ, νομίζω ότι έπρεπε να καθήσει ακόμα μακρύτερα από πριν... μου φάνηκε σαν πολύ στημένο αυτό...όλα τα υπόλοιπα μου άρεσαν και με συγκίνησαν, να είστε καλά να κάνετε πάντα τέτοια!!
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  • Yiannis Kalogerakis 3 years ago
    Veeeery touching .....
    I've added it to my Facebook account
    some of my friends have already left comments
    ( Facebook account :
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=587316893&ref=name
    ) some others called me on the phone ... in tears ..... Today we aaaaaall had a good ..... eye clean-up. !
    GOD BLESS YOU Constantin !!!!
    JMK
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  • Vasilis Petridis 3 years ago
    eliosa...einai monadiko!
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  • Eva Theotokatou 3 years ago
    exairetiki sygkinissi, aristi kinimatographiki oikonomia, syncharitiria
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  • Noran El-Sherif 3 years ago
    I dont know Greek, but I share the Mediterrean warmth, I am an Egyptian.
    Parenthood is a universal language, be it a human, insect, animal and maybe a plant. But maybe only humans forget its preciousness.
    I opt that we and you Movie Teller send it on Mother's & Father's Day.
    Well Done is the least to say.
    Noran.
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  • Jardin De Cristal 3 years ago
    very nice Conny
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  • sta boz 3 years ago
    Υπέροχο πραγματικά! Σε όλα του! Συγχαρητήρια
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  • TAKIS BOURAS 3 years ago
    eyxaristw
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  • sen 3 years ago
    lovely ! thanks for sharing !
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  • 3 years ago
    Με λίγα λόγια ... τέλειο!!!!!!
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  • rea makri 3 years ago
    Μεγάλες αλήθειες λέχθηκαν σε μικρό χρονικό διάστημα! Άραγε αυτός δεν είναι ο στόχος του κινηματογράφου;
    Εξαιρετική δουλειά!
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  • digaPictures plus 3 years ago
    Εξαιρετικό.....μπράβο σας!!!!
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  • tolis 3 years ago
    Σημασια εχει οταν τελειωσει η ταινια να σε εχει κανει να νιωσεις πραγματα-συναισθηματα.Τα τεχνικα δεν παιζουν ρολο αν αυτο που μολις ειδες σε εχει αγγιξει τοσο πολυ.Ζηλεψα πολυ που δεν εκανα εγω αυτη την ταινια αλλα νομιζω οτι ειναι καλυτερα ετσι γιατι κανει εμας τους υπολοιπους ''δημιουργους'' να προσπαθησουμε ακομη περισσοτερο οποτε ειναι προς οφελος μας.Απο τις πιο ωραιες ταινιες μικρου μηκους που εχω δει ever!
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  • It tells us in a profound way just how much we must love those closest to us no matter what the condition of their health is.

    Fr. C. J. Simones
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  • Εκπληκτική ταινία. Εχοντας ένα γιο 3 ετών που ρωτά συνέχεια ακομα και την στιγμή που γράφω αυτές τις λέξεις, δεν μπορώ να συγκρατήσω τα δάκρυα μου.
    ΜΠΡΑΒΟ σε όλους όσους συμμετείχαν στην δημιουργία αυτής της ταινίας, που μόνου μικρού μήκους δεν είναι
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  • HFC_Dolphin 3 years ago
    Excellent movie. Very touching.
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  • mathe pc 2 years ago
    Κάπου εκεί σε μερικές στιγμές, ανάμεσα στην κρύα διαχρονική πέτρα και στο φευγαλέο πέταγμα ενός σπουργιτιού στο πράσινο δέντρο, κρυφοκοιτάμε από μια εξώπορτα πώς υπό το βλέμμα της αιωνόβιας χελώνας χωράει το δράμα του ανθρώπινου χρόνου. Ένα ασήμαντο σημαίνον - ένα σπουργίτι- ότι και να είναι αυτό έγινε αφορμή για το κινηματογραφικό σημαινόμενο. Μια ταινιούλα λιτή και δυνατή σαν ένα κόσμημα στο πέτο που μεταμορφώνει το ένδυμα.
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  • saikaL plus 2 years ago
    Ο σπάνιος κόμπος έφτασε στο λαιμό και γέμισαν τα μάτια μου με συναίσθημα. Μπράβο αγαπητέ. Μόνο μπράβο.
    Γεια χαρά.
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  • Hyun De Grande 2 years ago
    Wow! So simple yet truly amazing! ..and very poëticly told. Great job!!
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  • Klim Levene 2 years ago
    awww. made me smile.
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  • Alex² 2 years ago
    Amazing and simple Story. little bit sad
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  • Tony Zagoraios plus 2 years ago
    Ekpliktiko.....
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  • Luke Hill 2 years ago
    Very nice. Well done!
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  • Mar Sydymanov 2 years ago
    I liked the simplicity of the film, thumb up!

    Did you work with a steadycam to get the intro so smoothly?

    Cheers!
  • MovieTeller plus 2 years ago
    Tracks :-)
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  • Radziawa 2 years ago
    There is really something in it!
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  • Renato Dibelčar 2 years ago
    Fantastic work! Life story that is all too much present between us.
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  • b3ginn3r 2 years ago
    Up to my understandings,a good way to show,up to a point,one of the most profound social problems,the so called generation gap.We stop caring about our closest,we move away from them and we FORGET...Sympathy and love give place to tolerance and obligation...Great work!
    Μπράβο σε όλους σας...πολύ ωραία δουλειά
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  • David W. Jones 2 years ago
    πολυ ωραιο! Think I spelled that right. Anyway - a very way to express the generation gap.
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  • carrementdard 2 years ago
    I like the screenplay Its simple and very natural Good work
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  • Jonathon Monto 2 years ago
    This was beautiful, very touching thank you.
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  • Carl Olson plus 2 years ago
    what a remarkable story. story telling at it's best... succinct, straight to the heart.
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  • BashawProductions 2 years ago
    WOW! Amazing camera work! A great story too! How did you get that sparrow to do exactly what you wanted? Great job!
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  • David Ritchie 2 years ago
    A nice little story. A bit sentimental though. Good camera work. How did you train the sparrow?
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  • Fox plus 2 years ago
    Very tuching. It is a diamond. Great camera work, editing and animation of the bird. Good actors, its everything a film is suposed to contain.
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  • Stickman HRK 2 years ago
    i remember seeing this on utube, very very good short movie, a nice slice of life
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  • Frédéric Sofiyana plus 2 years ago
    Thanks, for this beautyfull sensation.
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  • Kash Awan 2 years ago
    thank you for this wonderful story
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  • Vit Shirgazin 2 years ago
    Very worm story. Thanks
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  • Sandra Miller 2 years ago
    Stunning in every way possible. Thank you so much for your beautiful story
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  • bob lorrimer plus 2 years ago
    Charming and great control over all aspects of the craft.
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  • John N. 2 years ago
    A story that could have been written 2000 years ago and will resonate with people 2000 years from now.
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  • Greg Werner plus 2 years ago
    Wonderful story, well done.
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  • Rafael Slonik 2 years ago
    Wonderful.

    I would like to translate subs to portuguese, can I?
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  • ARPAMA 2 years ago
    Great message to the world, wonderful film, congratulations!
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  • Reginaldo Kono 2 years ago
    Indeed, it's a nice history!
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  • patricio ruiz 2 years ago
    Best stories are sometimes the simplest!
    Great job.
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  • adam lu 2 years ago
    Brilliant, absolutely GENIUS!!!! Bravo!
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  • amankerstudio plus 2 years ago
    great...
    awesome story...!!!
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  • culture360.org plus 2 years ago
    Beautiful! Thank you.
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  • alex70153 2 years ago
    дайте ссылку где можно скачать. на alex70153@bigmir.net

    спасибо
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  • Nuriles Sopolov 2 years ago
    marvelous!
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  • Khuram Malik 2 years ago
    Absolutely fantastic
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  • mars264 2 years ago
    awesome
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  • Marina LeClair 2 years ago
    This brings a tear to eye.Great job! It is so moving!! :)
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  • Felipe Alfonso 2 years ago
    Great job...

    Cuantas veces no apreciamos a nuestros padres...

    I love you papá!
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  • anonim 2 years ago
    Просто неперевершено!!!!
    дякую.
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  • Ryan Jenq 2 years ago
    I love you man. Just how do you do it?
  • Constantin Pilavios plus 2 years ago
    I don't know man, it just comes out :D

    Thanks for the love, keep it up! ;-)
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  • Konstantina 2 years ago
    mou to eixe steile enas filos sto email mou...to latrepsa...to ksanavrika edw twra... den stamatw na to vlepw kai oses fore to vlepw na sugkinoumai..to skiniko uperoxo..ta xrwmata zwntana... latreuw tous hxous ths fusis pou akougontai ,anti mousikis..auth tin uperoxi aplotita...
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  • James Tate 2 years ago
    θερμή και όμορφη
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  • Fero Zboray 2 years ago
    what a great movie...i love it..i cried..really...thx for sharing it such a sensitive piece...
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  • Cineguy 2 years ago
    Story, writing, camera, sound, and shot selection EXCELLENT!! So simple yet so powerful, 5 stars.
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  • BumKi Cho plus 2 years ago
    Heartwarming.
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  • Simple. Heartwarming. Nicely composed.

    I really enjoyed the tone and pace of this film. The lead in with the super long tracking shot nicely established our characters and the setting. The bird's 'out of the this world' CG (whether deliberate or not) in my opinion was perfect. It gave the film a sense of surrealism and a dreamlike touch. Very well done.

    My only gripe ... (and I say this with some hesitation) was some of the aesthetic choices. The camera moves, although nicely composed, in my opinion were a tad too shaky at times for a film like this. A pristine, smooth dolly from one side of the grass to the next would have done so much for me! Anyway... it's just a technical flub.

    I really dug the style though. The colors were great.

    Good job, my friend!
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  • Eklaspa me to spourgiti video... poly kalo, montage, ithopiia, moosiki, story line... wow!!!
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  • Ahmed Fathi 1 year ago
    it really touched me .. very nice story , shooting , acting , directing
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  • isaak56 1 year ago
    και ομως , πολλα τετοια περιστατικα περνανε απορατηρητα καθε μερα απο την ζωη μας μεχρι να μας αγγιξουν. Τοτε τα βλεπουμε τα αισθανομαστε και πολλοι κλαιμε. Πολυ μα..... τελειο
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  • спасибо ! :)
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  • Dasha Boichenko 1 year ago
    Love this film - saw it for the first time some montns ago and I've even seen a copy of this film haha. Someone liked your idea and decided to use it in theirs.. I was annoyed by that at first, but that just shows how great this film is :) Well done!
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  • Nikko Gibler 1 year ago
    Wonderful. Beautiful. Lovely film.
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  • Firat Yıldız 1 year ago
    Great work! I've posted it here: elmaaltshift.com/2010/08/26/what-is-that/
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  • nur 1 year ago
    Great video!!!
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  • LegosAndBeer 1 year ago
    Very touching...
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  • Dale Hildebrand 1 year ago
    What a wonderful film.
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  • kenny yuan 1 year ago
    Great film. Really got me thinking.
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  • Norin 1 year ago
    beautiful depiction,,, touchy
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  • Jetherson Arceo 11 months ago
    very very touching
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  • Burcu Dogan 10 months ago
    Touching.. :'(
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  • Beaver Slap 8 months ago
    That is beautiful! Thanks for posting that.
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  • Oli Kember plus 8 months ago
    Lovely, simple but great story done very well.
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  • emsixteen productions 7 months ago
    great story very touching.bravo
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  • MOUNT Video Awards 5 months ago
    Gold of the day! Congratulations!

    mount-video.com/2011/08/gold-26082011.html
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  • Wesley John Odango 5 months ago
    Very nice video. Heartwarming and it tells truth about the family these days. A very good eye-opener.
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  • Dan Kaufman 3 months ago
    Very well done all around! Kudos to all involved.

    I see this as a chilling story of a father's cruelty.
    First he tells the son 21 times it's a sparrow, makes a record of his martyrdom, then waits 30 years for the son to forget, and entraps and shames him!
    What a sick bastard! Clearly he was full of resentment about his child's slowness to have hatched such a spiteful decades-long revenge plot.
    If he wanted a hug, he could've just given his son a hug! But no, he wanted a guilt-hug. He wanted his son to suffer and hate himself.
    Note that the son answers gently a few times and has to be provoked into his outburst by a cunning and bitter man. Clearly the father's memory is perfect if he remembers his 30-year-old diary entry, so he is not senile in the least, only evil!

    :n)
    dan
    myoclonicjerk.com
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