GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION IX

Η Πορνογραφική Συλλογή του Κάφκα / Kafka’s Collection of Porn
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 6’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Aristotelis Maragkos

An episodic, animated biopic of Kafka, inspired by rumors of his collection of pornography. He writes - masturbates - dies. And within him we discover ourselves.

Hotel Κένταυρος / Hotel Centaur
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 24’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Lino Kafidas, Dimitris Kafidas

When an oddly composed group comes together in a hotel in the greek mountains, the absurdity of life comes apparent.

The Second Life of Burned Trees
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 6’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Anna Vasof

Thousands of centenarian olive trees were burned during the 2022 summer wildfires in Greece. As these trees have lived through centuries, their carcasses formed ghostly figures; the locals referred to them as mythological creatures.

Eschaton Ad
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 8’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Andrea Gatopoulos

An apocalyptic film is suddenly interrupted by a strange ad. A man in suit and tie appears to deliver a message to the spectators and the director.

Ανορθόδοξος / Unorthodox
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 23’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Konstantinos Antonopoulos

703 AD. Forgotten by the Byzantine authorities while locked in a medieval pillory, gentle heretic Prodromos seeks the kindness of strangers to help him survive.

Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός / Light of Light
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 13’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Neritan Zinxhiria

Before his death in 1932, a monk created his own camera in one of the most isolated places in the world. 90 years later, a filmmaker discovers and reconstructs the found footage.