Dear Chickens
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| Directed by | Mauro Mueller |
| Written by | Mauro Mueller Jennie Allen |
| Produced by | Björn Hering Mauro Mueller Tim Birkhofer David Figueroa García |
| Starring | Philip Baker Hall Kerris Dorsey James Eckhouse Linda Park |
| Cinematography | Andrea Gonzalez Mereles |
| Edited by | Steven Wilsey David Figueroa García |
| Music by | Lucas Lechowski |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Countries | United States Switzerland Mexico |
| Language | English |
Dear Chickens is a short dramedy. The film's run time is 14 minutes. It was co-written and directed by Mauro Mueller, and produced by Björn Hering, Mauro Mueller, Tim Birkhofer and David Figueroa García, and co-produced by Rocio Lopez. The film was shot by Mexican cinematographer Andrea González Mereles.
The short film qualified to the Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019. The short film screened at various festivals including LA Shorts Fest in 2018 and winning best actor for Philip Baker Hall, Zurich Film Festival as part of a series of films about cancer, FILMETS Badalona Film Festival winning also best actor for Philip Baker Hall Mexico Shortsfest 2019, HollyShorts Film Festival and Pendance Flm Festival in Toronto. This was Baker Hall's final film appearance before his death in 2022