Movies

BELLE ETOILE

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.

DRAINED

Director: Anna Fotiadou
Duration: 15'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: dinos@carettafilms.com.cy
Production Company: Caretta Films
Completion Year: 2021

A palace ravaged by blood. A slaughterhouse holds all the passions of mankind. A woman, wandering the premises of an abandon slaughterhouse, a reminiscent of her palace, ‘bleeds out’ sins and stereotypes, questioning the story granted to her: When Agamemnon returns from the Trojan War, Clytemnestra murders him in revenge for the sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia. Years later, their son, Orestes comes home to avenge his father’s death.

From a dystopian present to an expressionistic past and vice versa, in a re-tell of the myth, “Drained” abolishes both the victimization and demonization of her female self. In her vigorous, yet lyrical monologue, Clytemnestra puts before the audience eternal moral questions: Is self-justice an act of righteousness? Does revenge bring salvation? Can an assassination be forgiven?

While the circle of blood of the Atreides family acts as an archetype, “Drained”, narrates the timeless struggle of a woman who fights for clear consciousness existence and redemption against ruthless, vicious time.

A SUMMER PLACE

Director: Alexandra Matheou
Duration: 21'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: elise@shortcuts.pro
Production Company: Out of Focus Films and This Is The Girl Films
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus, France, Greece
Completion Year: 2021

Summer is a permanent state of mind in Limassol, a once small seaside town in Cyprus that has transformed into the oligarch paradise of the Mediterranean. Within this asphyxiating environment, Tina, a depressed food stylist, is ready to give up on everything on the day of her birthday, until an extraordinary encounter changes her life.

NALA AND STELLA

Nala is an 18-year-old African asylum seeker just released from the shelter for unaccompanied minors. Stella is a local recovering drug addict fighting to get her child back. When these two women form an unlikely bond, together they will discover an unexpected twist on the meaning of love and family.

EVERY SUNDAY

Director: Keti Papadema
Duration: 24'
Genre: Documentary
Contact: kpapadema@gmail.com
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2021

A group of Filipino domestic workers in Cyprus prepare for a beauty pageant organised by the local community. The participants use it as an opportunity to gather once a week – their only day off – and to redefine their position as migrant working women in Cypriot society and reclaim their individuality. Meanwhile, an unprecedented case of a serial killer targeting foreign female workers and their little daughters comes to the surface, causing the reaction of the Filipino community.

MILK – ROSE

Director: Constantinos Patsalides
Duration: 10'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: g.avraam@documentaryworld.com.cy
Production Company: Walking Around The World productions
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2022

75-year old Pandelis seeks shelter from the calamities of life in his memories.

VASILES MICHAELIDES

Director: Thomas Kallis
Duration: 60'
Genre: Documentary
Contact: tthomkalli@yahoo.com
Production Company: Irida Productions - Cinema Advisory Committee
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2023

A documentary about the poet and painter Vassilis Michaelidis (1849 – 1917), who through his poems evokes his life story and the turbulent times he lived through.

AFRICA STAR

Director: Adonis Florides
Duration: 120'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: marios@filmworks.com.cy
Production Company: A.B. Seahorse Film Productions Ltd and A.M.P. Filmworks
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2023

‘Africa Star’ follows the story of three women in three different generations. Starting in 2008, Christina searches for answers regarding her family’s past, as the stories of the previous generations in 1966 and 1945 unfold and reveal unexpected facts.

CYPRUS SOIL MAFIA

Director: Paris Erotokritou
Genre: Fiction
Contact: tonia@barklikeacat.com
Production Company: Bark Like A Cat Films
Completion Year: 2022

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.