Winner of the European Film Award (EFA) for Best European Short Film (2012/2013)
Nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Live Action Short (2012/2013)
Nominated for the Mélies D’Or For Best European Fantastic Short Film (2013/2014)

Synopsis :

Stuck in a dark limbo between life and death, a deceased World War I soldier Nathan Rijckx collects shadows of dying men and women to buy back his own second chance at life. Obsessed by a girl he met the moment before he died, the thought of seeing his beloved again drives the soldier to regain access to the world of the living. But when he discovers that she’s already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him toward a bitter decision, a decision not without its consequences…

Director: Tom Van Avermaet
Producer: Ellen De Waele, Isabelle Mathy
Writer: Tom Van Avermaet
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Laura Verlinden
It is screened at 100 festivals, winner of 33 awards and recipient of 3 honorable special mentions.

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It’s a 20 minute short film, a first glimpse of the trailer gives me a feeling of its intense drama that the director wants to showcase, the story is very different rather I would say it's a very unusual story, highly imaginative, not like a normal stuff that we see everyday, the concept is totally unique and one of a kind. The look and feel of the film that the trailer carries makes me think twice that I am watching a trailer of a short film and not of the feature, the screenplay, cinematography and the visual effects are superb. Definitely looking forward for watching the short film.

You can watch the trailer by hitting the link below :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEt1e-g1vLs

If you want to purchase the film online or on dvd
Itunes (English Subtitles):
itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/dood-van-een-schaduw-death/id603558204