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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

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Synopsis

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.

Year
2021
Format
Fiction
Role
Cinematographer
Director
Kate Voet
Awarded

Critic's Award

International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE) · 2021

Stills

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
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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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