how to shoot a ghost — isabelle deluce

DIRECTED BY

CHARLIE KAUFMAN

PRODUCED BY

ISABELLE DELUCE, EMILY MCCANN LESSER

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY

MICHAŁ DYMEK, PSC

WRITTEN BY

EVA H.D.

STARRING

JESSIE BUCKLEY, JOSEF AKIKI, EVA H.D.

Two newly dead young people meet in the streets of Athens, amid the pulsing cityscape and the ghosts of history. One a translator, the other a photographer, they were outsiders in life; in death they struggle with the residue of their longings and mistakes. They wander the city together, finding consolation in the difficult beauty of existence and its aftermath.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Venice Film Festival, AFI Fest, American Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Encounters Film Festival, International Film Festival Glasgow, Morelia International Film Festival, Mostra – São Paulo International Film Festival, Ojai Playhouse Film Festival, SXSW Sydney, Woodstock Film Festival (Winner: Best Narrative Short)

PRESS

Criterion "Venice 2025 Lineup"

Filmmaker “I Went Outside with the Idea, ‘This is My Last Day'”: Charlie Kaufman and Eva HD on Their Venice-Premiering “How to Shoot a Ghost”

IndieWire “Charlie Kaufman on His Short ‘How to Shoot a Ghost,’ How ‘Synecdoche, New York’ Has Only Gotten More Love with Time, and Upcoming Projects”

The Guardian "Charlie Kaufman on AI, Eternal Sunshine – and toothache"

Arabian Moda "Josef Akiki on His Venice Debut in HOW TO SHOOT A GHOST"

Variety ‘How to Shoot a Ghost’ Trailer: Charlie Kaufman’s Short Film Starring Jessie Buckley Follows Two Newly Dead People Wandering Athens (EXCLUSIVE)

OFFICAL WEBSITE

www.howtoshootaghost.com