Cyprus, 1974. Maria is trying to find a trace of her son who is in the frontline of the Turkish invasion.
In the run-up to a referendum that could unite his long-divided nation, or tear it apart for-ever, a physics professor with early-onset Alzheimer’s discovers an unused Soviet Space Capsule, and a second chance at fulfilling a crazy childhood dream.
Travelling theatre troupes with their pagan roots and Christian Orthodox tradition are two seemingly opposite worlds, both mysterious and both enchanting to the author. Using abstract forms, inspiration from printmaking and folk art the film expresses the emotional and visual impact of a beautiful but disappearing world.
Two rebel young people, Victor and Elli, each from a different background, have a common desire to escape from the system and the way of life dictated by the establishment. They meet accidentally at the right moment when they are both ready to move forward and chase their dream. This karmic meeting leads to a strong love, which gives them the faith needed to build their own “Rose Valley”.
Cyprus, 2013. Spring. The financial crisis on the island and the fate of the entire banking system is hanging from a thread. A desperate theatre troupe decides to perform its swan song: A bank robbery! Without rehearsals, without any hope of success, but with a lot of fun, 6 friends will be confronted with the crime movies they grew up with and the scenarios they dreamed of as actors on stage.
A trans woman finds herself trapped inside the van of a mysterious man whose intentions are not what they seem to be.
Tsikitigklon, The Fairy and The Man, is a story about the true self we hide, and that the only way to remove the mask we all insist on wearing is through love… and a little magic.
The discovery of an icon, which seems to be crying, launches Elias’ remarkable journey from cemetery caretaker to holy man. While he is on his quest we also follow four other stories of people who have things they want to wish for. Some may seem more important than others but they are all just as human.
An elderly schizophrenic who has spent most of her life in a mental institution, sensing that the end of her life is nearing, devises an escape plan in order to return to her past. Her destination is the house she grew up in, in order to find her disabled sister, whom she holds responsible for her unhappiness. She wants to demand an apology from her and admit that the fatal car accident that left her disabled and took the lives of their parents happened because she was driving that fateful night, not her as everyone believes. She manages to escape and after an adventurous journey in a fantasy world unknown to her, after meeting very different people, some of whom will try to harm her and others to help her, she arrives where she wants. But her sister is in a coma. She then enlists her magical “arsenal” to bring her back. These are the sweets of a bonbonniere, which she believes contain supernatural powers.
A comedy mockumentary short, involving a retired low-level agent of the Dutch Agricultural Intelligence Agency (Hors van Dijk) and a Cypriot dodgy entrepreneur, “Papa”, the biggest exporter of Cyprus potatoes. Together they devise a disastrous plot to sell soil at the price of potatoes in Europe.
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