Bleat is a black-and-white silent short film set on the Greek Cycladic island of Tenos. It follows a woman in black as she mourns inside a simple house, where grief gives way to a drifting sense of dream and unease. As the film moves between reality and imagination, the household becomes a place where tradition and hidden longing press against each other.
The film was made in 2022 and runs 30 minutes. It was produced in Canada, the United States and Greece, and its original language is Greek. No cast or director is listed here, so the focus stays on the film’s spare form and the woman at its center. Its silence and monochrome images shape the experience as much as the story itself.
The island setting gives Bleat a secluded, ritual-like atmosphere, with the house feeling cut off from the world around it. Themes of mourning, sacrifice and renewal emerge through the film’s austere mood rather than through dialogue. It plays as a hushed fantasy with mystery and science-fiction elements, keeping the tone intimate, eerie and unsettled.
The film was made in 2022 and runs 30 minutes. It was produced in Canada, the United States and Greece, and its original language is Greek. No cast or director is listed here, so the focus stays on the film’s spare form and the woman at its center. Its silence and monochrome images shape the experience as much as the story itself.
The island setting gives Bleat a secluded, ritual-like atmosphere, with the house feeling cut off from the world around it. Themes of mourning, sacrifice and renewal emerge through the film’s austere mood rather than through dialogue. It plays as a hushed fantasy with mystery and science-fiction elements, keeping the tone intimate, eerie and unsettled.
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4.4 / 10