GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION VII
10/10/2024, 17:00, ASTOR
Duration: 77'
Τα Περιστέρια Αρρωσταίνουν, Όταν η Πόλη Φλέγεται / Pigeons are Dying, When the City is on Fire
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 21’
ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Σταύρος Μαρκουλάκης / Stavros Markoulakis
On the warmest day of the year, two boys meet. A few hours later a pigeon gets trapped with them. During this heatwave, all creatures dream of escaping from the city that's burning.
Angelo
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 13’
ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Ηλίας Δούλης / Helias Doulis
In 1990s Athens, Angelo, an Albanian young man working at a record store, is eager to begin anew. A fleeting encounter with a client draws him into a world that feels strangely familiar. But will that cost him much?
Honeymoon
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 25’
ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Άλκι Παπασταθόπουλος / Alkis Papastathopoulos
After a traumatizing event involving the cops, Fay is leaving Greece for good. Sandra accompanies her to the bus station. As they are traveling by bus across the country, a transphobic attack by two co-passengers leaves them stranded on a highway in the middle of nowhere.
Name Day
ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ / DURATION: 18’
ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΣΙΑ / DIRECTOR: Κώστας Δημητριάδης / Kostas Dimitriadis
Alexandra has just lost her mother. She is at the gathering after her funeral. She feels compelled to announce to her relatives that she is a woman. Their reaction used to scare her. A loving story about a daughter’s rebirth the day of her mother's funeral.