Dear Chickens is a short dramedy. The film's run time is 14 minutes. It was co-written and directed by Mauro Mueller, and produced by Björn Hering, Mauro Mueller, Tim Birkhofer and David Figueroa García, and co-produced by Rocio Lopez. The film was shot by Mexican cinematographer Andrea González Mereles.
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| Directed by | Mauro Mueller |
| Written by | Mauro Mueller Jennie Allen |
| Produced by | Björn Hering Mauro Mueller Tim Birkhofer David Figueroa García |
| Starring | Philip Baker Hall Kerris Dorsey James Eckhouse Linda Park |
| Cinematography | Andrea Gonzalez Mereles |
| Edited by | Steven Wilsey David Figueroa García |
| Music by | Lucas Lechowski |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Countries | United States Switzerland Mexico |
| Language | English |
The short film qualified to the Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019.[1] The short film screened at various festivals including LA Shorts Fest in 2018 and winning best actor for Philip Baker Hall,[2] Zurich Film Festival as part of a series of films about cancer,[3] FILMETS Badalona Film Festival winning also best actor for Philip Baker Hall[4] Mexico Shortsfest 2019, HollyShorts Film Festival and Pendance Flm Festival in Toronto.[5]
When a stubborn old man (Philip Baker Hall) and a fretful teenaged girl (Kerris Dorsey) are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpected friendship forms over their hatred of fake cheerfulness and bad hospital food. The film is a comedy-drama.
The film won best actor at LA Shorts Fest and Filmets Badalona Film Festival in Barcelona for Philip Baker Hall.[6][4]
On 27 July 2018, the film had its world premiere at LA Shorts Fest in Los Angeles.[citation needed] The film had its European premiere at the Solothurn Film Festival in the short film competition section and in Mexico at Shortsfest in September 2018.[7]