All Cats Are Grey in the Dark () is a Swiss short documentary film, directed by Lasse Linder and released in 2019.Mario Trlaja, "Film eines Widnauers gewinnt europäischen Filmpreis". FM1 Today, 10 December 2020. The film centres on Christian, a lonely single man from Bregenz, Austria, who has decided to have his pet cat inseminated to help fulfill his own desire to become a parent.
The film was made as Linder's thesis project in the film studies program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.David Grob, "Der Widnauer Filmemacher Lasse Linder: «Ohne Filmförderung ginge es nicht»". St. Galler Tagblatt, 14 January 2020.
The film premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival."Luzerner Jungfilmer für besten Schweizer Kurzfilm ausgezeichnet". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 18 August 2019. It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, 15 September 2019.
The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 33rd European Film Awards.
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