GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION IX

Carcass
DURATION: 17’ DIRECTOR: Makis Sebos

Thomas and Daphne leave Athens for a three-day stay in the village in search of peace and quiet. That evening, an unexpected encounter with a hunter and his dog disrupts their plans.

He Who Once Was
DURATION: 24’ DIRECTOR: Kostis Theodosopoulos

At the edge of a dead shipyard, two men bound by an unspeakable secret prepare to seal their pact — until the moon ascends, and thirst defies its vow.

Dust to Dust
DURATION: 26’ DIRECTOR: Dimitris Papathanasis

A middle-class municipal employee at the cemetery, Kosmas is in charge of what “comes in” and what “goes out”. Together with Father Argyris, they have set up a well-organized business based on the pain of others. Money flows in abundance until Kosmas’ greed brings him face to face with his Nemesis.

Leuresthes 
DURATION: 25’ DIRECTOR: Ioanna Roumelioti

When his mother dies by suicide, Dinos returns to the village where he grew up. Confronted with the Orthodox tradition that denies her burial, he — like a modern Antigone — defies social conventions by choosing a personal ritual of farewell.

Fragments of Life from the Place I Call Home
DURATION: 18’ DIRECTOR: Andreas Lazidis

In this film diary Andreas attempts to document the everyday life of his family home when everyone is missing.The portrait of his family is revealed through the imprint that is left behind. Videotapes from the filmmaker’s childhood years in the same house come back to life as a struggle against oblivion. These reconstructing memories carry the burden of loss, past youth and forgotten dreams.