The Tears of Things: a woman in a white slip curls up on dark bedding in shadow

The Tears of Things

directed by Kate Voet

Ana attempts to untangle the painful memories of the night when her marriage began to crumble. Unable to speak, she starts writing. Her diary becomes a letter to her husband about their growing alienation, set in a deafening silence.

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Year
2021
Format
Fiction
Role
Cinematographer
Director
Kate Voet
Awarded

Critic's Award

International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE) · 2021

The Tears of Things: an open handwritten diary and reading glasses on a dark desk at night
The Tears of Things: a woman in a blue sweater writes in a notebook at a breakfast table
The Tears of Things: an empty apartment hallway glowing under warm red lamplight at night
The Tears of Things: an empty made bed in a dim bedroom lit by warm wall sconces and cool window light
The Tears of Things: a woman in a white slip curls up on dark bedding in shadow
The Tears of Things: a desk with diary and glasses bathed in deep blue night light near a curtained window
The Tears of Things: a woman in a white slip stands barefoot in a dark blue living room at night
The Tears of Things: a pensive woman rests her chin on her hand on a sofa in blue night light
The Tears of Things: a woman in a slip stands in a dim hallway under warm red hanging lanterns
The Tears of Things: a man and woman embrace closely in soft warm lamplight
The Tears of Things: a woman lies alone on a bed in a dim bedroom with clothes scattered on the floor
The Tears of Things: a woman sits at a desk writing in her diary by a bright curtained window
The Tears of Things: a hand writes in French in a diary beside a pressed flower at a desk
The Tears of Things: a man stands in a sunlit sculptor studio beside a plaster figure of an embracing couple
The Tears of Things: a hand rests on a diary and locket packed inside an open suitcase
The Tears of Things: a man sits playing an upright piano in a cluttered art-filled living room
The Tears of Things: an open handwritten diary lies submerged in dark shallow water
The Tears of Things: a woman and a distant man stand apart in a grey overgrown field
The Tears of Things: a bearded man holds a woman close in a tender embrace in a field
The Tears of Things: a white pedestal sink with a glass and soap in a tiled bathroom
The Tears of Things: a warmly lit empty hallway leading to a pale closed door
The Tears of Things: a woman kneels on a bare mattress reaching toward a sunlit curtained window
The Tears of Things: a man stands alone in a bright empty apartment seen through open glass doors

Credits

Director

Kate Voet

Cast

Lydia Injova

Jakub Kotynski

Producer

Songs in the Dark

Co-producer

Eyeworks

Peter Bouckaert

Assistant Director

Jelle Maseman

Niko Himschoot

Cinematographer

Victor Maes

1st Assistant Camera

Jan-Willem Rouwhorst

Michiel Lateur

2nd Assistant Camera

Aileen Vandenbroele

Anthony Veiten

Gaffer

Dieter Roelens

Electrician

Fenna Maas

Aaron Veys

Eva Somers

Gillis Kornelis

Dennis Kussener

Key Grip

Jonas Glassee

Stijn Deprez

Steadicam

Loic Dillen

Art Director

Maud Gyssels

Set Dresser

Robin Hendrix

Dries Vanoirbeek

Sophie May

Make-up

Lena Dobbels

Marlies van Rompay

Costume Design

Heide Winne

Costumer

Fauve Ryckebusch

Catherine Bourda

Script

Oscar Schutz

Editing

Ewin Ryckaert

Sound Recording

Yanna Soentjens

Boom Operator

Vincent Somers

Sound Design

Tijn Hazen

Sound Effect Editor

Taco Drijfhout

Dialogue Editor

Max van den Oever

ADR

Fred de Geus

Foley

Elias Vervecken

Stephane Werner

Music

Senjan Jansen

VFX

Elke Dhaese

Title Design

Titles

Location

Luna Marie Bogaert

Djurre van Dijck

Neil De Cock

Annabelle van Campenhout

Wout de Coster

Wim Geerts

Geert Maes

Lennert Lefevre

Ann Nooyens

Jente Pijpers

Nina van Belle

Lucas Gortemaker

Festivals

Manaki Brothers Cinematography Film Festival 2023 (MK)

International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE)

BREEDBEELD Kortfilm festival (BE)

Zomer van Antwerpen: Cinema Urbana (BE)

Nederlands Film Festival (NL)

CUT:TO Gent (BE)

Brussels Independent Film Festival (BE)

Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Tegenstroom (NL)

In the Palace International Short Film Festival (BG)

Asolo Art Film Festival (IT)

Awards

Best Cinematography2022

CUT:TO Gent (BE)

Best Narrative Short Film2023

Brussels Independent Film Festival (BE)

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