Dear Chickens

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.

[1] The short film screened at various festivals including LA Shorts Fest in 2018 and winning best actor for Philip Baker Hall,[2] Zurich Film Festival as part of a series of films about cancer,[3] FILMETS Badalona Film Festival winning also best actor for Philip Baker Hall[4] Mexico Shortsfest 2019, HollyShorts Film Festival and Pendance Flm Festival in Toronto.

[5] This was Baker Hall's final film appearance before his death in 2022 When a stubborn old man (Philip Baker Hall) and a fretful teenaged girl (Kerris Dorsey) are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpected friendship forms over their hatred of fake cheerfulness and bad hospital food.

[6][4] On 27 July 2018, the film had its world premiere at LA Shorts Fest in Los Angeles.