GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION III

Παλίρροια / Flux
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 16’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Giorgos Bougioukos

The bodies of two female refugees are washed up on a crowded beach in Greece. Ellie, a young woman with her dog, faces the harsh reality and decides not to look the other way.

L’ Acqua che Passa / Deep Sea
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 19’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Kallia Papadaki

Nikos takes his adolescent son for a weekend with his small boat. Away from his wife, her constant nagging and their recent divorce. But, he’s also to blame for his failed marriage. Soon, the idyllic scenery will turn out to be a place full of dangers.

Scorched Earth
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 16’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Markela Kontaratou

It is summer in Greece and Stella escapes to her summer house hoping to finish her thesis. There, her loud neighbor and his girlfriend keep distracting her. One night Stela witnesses a horrible crime.

Days of a Lilac Summer
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 12’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Ariadni Angeliki Thyfronitou Litou

An angry teen goes on a summer vacation with her absent father. In the Greek, peaceful countryside, she explores her desire for male attention with two older boys, ignoring her need for a father figure.

Το Καλοκαίρι που Παρατήρησα για Πρώτη Φορά τον Ήλιο να Δύει / The First Setting Sun of Summer
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 22’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Asteris Tziolas

In the heart of summer, a young boy takes a moment to stare, for the first time in his life, into the light of the setting sun.

Τέλη Αυγούστου / End of August
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 17’ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Angelika Katsa

That summer, Amelia will discover her mother's secret love affair and, refusing to believe what she saw, she will run away from home with Epaminondas, her first love. They will go on an adventure, testing themselves and everyone they meet along the way.