On a rainy autumn night, a storm approaches. Three children are waiting for their father, once again late from work. When the father comes home, he looks tired and sad but he brought gifts, and the children's eyes shine. Tension can be sensed between the parents: only the grandmother is loving as always but the eldest daughter is suspicious — deep inside she feels that her family is hiding something...


CREDITS:
Director: Erich Steiner
Author: Erich Steiner
Cast: Luisa Bozorov, Stella Butz, Margit Jautz, Johannes Silberschneider, Niklas Steinbach, Martina Stilp
Producer: Erich Steiner, Roman Sorger
Co-Producer: Stephan Wabl
Sound Design: Pascal Holper
Cinematography: Mario Minichmayr
Editing: Peter Bruenner
Makeup Department: Natascha Zenig
Sound Mixer: Alexander Koller
Sound Editor: Stefan Rosensprung


FESTIVALS:
Palm Springs Shortfest, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Athens Film & Video Festival, Nashville Film Festival, New York City International Film Festival, St. Kilda Short Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, FICG: Festival Internacional De Cine En Guadalajara, San Luis Obispo Film Festival, European Short Film Festival Brest, Mill Valley Film Festival, Max Ophül Film Festival, Tallin Black Nights Film Festival (Sleepwalkers), Human Rights Film Festival Barcelona/New York/Paris, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, 12th International Film Festival Tofifest, Braunschweig International Film Festival, Marthas Vineyard International Film Festival, Milan International Film Festival Award, Taos Shortz Film Festival, Cluj Short Film Festival (Winner: "Best Actor"), Tabor Film Festival, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2015, San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2015 (Winner: "Best Short Film"), Miami Jewish Film Festival 2015, Vienna Jewish Film Festival, International Film Festival for Kids and Youth Armenia, Budapest Short Film Festival (BuSho), Shortynale, Parma Music Film Festival (Winner: "Best Short Film"), Flimmer Film Festival Sweden, 65th Montecatini Short Film Festival, Das Filmfest9, Triest International Filmfestival, Landshut Short Film Festival, Mecal International Short Film Festival, River Film Festival, Bibbiena Film Festival, Cellu L'Art, Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, Bridge Short Film Festival, 2015 Cinesogni - Circolo del cinema "Sogni", WIldsound Festival, CInefiesta Film Festival, FMK International Short Film Festival, Kerry Film Festival, Bogazici Film Festival, OHO Filmtage.