Fiction

Piece by Piece

A film by Reza Rasouli
Country: Österreich
Year: 2023
Length: 09:00

Synopsis

Two teenage friends are roaming the neighborhood together and are having a conversation. The boy asks his friend about her headscarf, as a joke he rips it off her head and drives away. Afraid of the consequences of being seen, the girl runs after him. The unusual chase leads the two of them to new insights and a bit more openness.

Festivals
1. Max Ophüls Preis 2023 (Germany, January 2023)
2. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (Germany, March 2023)
3. Crossing Europe (Austria, April 2023)
4. Cinema Talks (Austria, May 2023) - Winner Movie Slam
5. Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing (Germany, May 2023) - Jury Prize
6. Bundesfestival junger Film (Germany, June 2023)
7. Norwegian Short Film Festival/Kortfilmfestival Grimstad (Norway, June 2023)
8. Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA, June 2023)
9. Fünf Seen Kurzfilmfestival (Germany, August 2023)
10. Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brasil, August 2023)
11. MoliseCinema (Italy, August 2023) - Audience Award
12. International Film Schools Festival Uruguay (Uruguay, August 2023)
13. Minikino Film Week 9 (Bali, September 2023)
14. Festival of Nations (Austria, September 2023)
15. Quebec City Film Festival (Canada, September 2023)
16. Calgary International Film Festival (Canada, September 2023)
17. KinoFest German Language Film Festival Greece (Greece, September 2023)
18. Llamale H - International Film Festival on Sexual and Gender Diversity of Uruguay (Uruguay, September 2023)
19. Kurz.Film.Zuckerl (Austria, October 2023)
20. Filem'On (Belgium, October 2023)
21. Cinemagic Short Film Festival Belfast (Ireland, October 2023)
22. Seattle Queer Film Festival (USA, October 2023)
23. Juvinale (Austria, October 2023)
24. Aesthetica Short Film Festival (United Kingdom, November 2023)
25. Braunschweig International Film Festival (Germany, November 2023)
26. QueerFimFestival Esslingen (Germany, November 2023)
27. Reggio Film Festival (Italy, November 2023)
28. Filmzeit Kaufbeuren (Germany, November 2023)
29. MUFF / Mieres Under-60' Film Festival (Spain, November 2023)
30. Queer Shorts Vienna (Austria, December 2023)
31. CORTO DORICO FILM FEST (Italy, December 2023)
32. Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand (France, February 2024)
33. Leeds Queer Film Festival (United Kingdom, March 2024)
34. BUFF Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden, March 2024)
35. Cleveland International Film Festival (USA, April 2024)
36. Filmfest Dresden (Germany, April 2024)
37. Skyline Benidorm Film Festival (Spain, April 2024)
38. Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, April 2024)
39. Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (USA, April 2024)
40. Cactus International Children and Youth Film Festival (Italy, May 2024)
41. Le Cri du court Festival (France, May 2024) - Golden Crown
42. Fastnet Film Festival (Ireland, May 2024)
43. Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan, June 2024) - Winner
44. Youth Film Festival Sarajevo - Omladinski (Bosnia, July 2024)
45. Concorto Film Festival (Italy, August 2024)
46. QUEER FILM FESTIVAL BREMEN (Germany, October 2024)
47. QUEER Filmfestival Weiterstadt (Germany, October 2024)
48. Annual Way OUT West Film Fest (USA, October 2024)
49. Offline Film Festival (Ireland, October 2024) - Best International Short
50. Pittsburgh Shorts and Script Competition (USA, November 2024)
51. European Short Film Festival of Villeurbanne (France, November 2024)
52. Black Movie Film Festival (Switzerland, January 2025)
53. Tournai Ramdam Festival (Belgium, January 2025)
54. Festival International Music & Cinema Marsaille (France, March 2025)

Cast
Alara Yilmaz
Alessandro Fraissl

Crew
Director: Reza Rasouli
Screenplay: Reza Rasouli
Producer: Reza Rasouli
Cinematographer: Jonathan Meiri
Sound recording: Elisabeth Jakobi
Sound design: Nima Momtaz
Editor: Reza Rasouli
Composer: Brambels
Production design: Reza Rasouli
Color correction: Jacob Jaboring
Producerin: Stefanie Rasouli