GASFF: International Shorts

A 90-minute selection of short films by filmmakers of Greek heritage from all around the world. Click 'more' for more details on the titles.

Blot

Dir: Yiorgos Tzivelekis | Starring: Erato Tziveleki, Dimitris Daskas, Isabella Kyriazis, Katerina Tziveleki, Maria Nephele Douka, Cathy Louiza Mavrou

2017, 9min, Greece

In the mesmerising patterns of ink blots on a bedsheet, a young girl unlocks the secrets of the universe and finds a way to explore new worlds on distant horizons.

Brazuca

Dir: Faidon Gkretsikos | Starring: Boyko Paskalev, Dimitris Xanthopoulos, Maria Baloutsou, Fokion Bogris, Michail Tabakakis, Panos Gkretsikos

2015, 19min, Greece, Greek with English subtitles

Playing football on the streets during the sweltering summer of the World Cup, 11-year old Boyko is sick of being relegated to goalkeeper, dreaming instead of being the one to kick the goals. His plan is to score a coveted “Brazuca”, the official ball of the World Cup, and become a local hero.

City of My Heart

Dir: Kostas Petsas

2016, 4min, Greece, Greek with English subtitles

An experimental declaration of love to the streets of Madrid, a city that breathes and bustles and offers an experience both modern and bohemian.

Cube

Dir: Alexandros Skouras | Starring: Vasso Kavalieratou, Syrmo Keke, Katerina Lypiridou, Aggelos Papadimitriou, Makis Papadimitriou, Sofia Seirli, Charis Tzortzakis

2016, 23min, Greece, Greek with English subtitles

Solving a Rubik’s Cube is easy. Makis can do it in under 15 seconds. When it comes to his relationships, however, the solution isn’t always so clear. As the family gathers to prepare for his brother’s homecoming, their past anxieties and problems start to line up in neat little rows. Winner of Best Screenplay at the Athens International Film Festival.

Gymnast

Dir: Glen MacKay | Starring: Vasiliki Millousi

2016, 5min, UK | Greece | Australia

Gymnast features three-time Olympian Vasiliki Millousi channelling her raw talent and energy into an ethereal fashion film that honours healthy and inspiring women.

Memories of a Doll

Dir: Michali Charalampidi | Starring: Ariadni Anesti, Maia Tsilinikou, Charalambos Papadopoulos, Marianna Lagourou, Dimitrus Tsilininkos, Sofianos Pesiridis

2017, 19min, Greece, Greek with English subtitles

A dark chapter of history is revisited. Anatolia, 1922. During the attacks on Greek minorities Myrto and her siblings hide under the floorboards as their family is executed in their own home. In a moment, their lives changed forever, a childhood is lost as she learns to be the mother figure they need to survive.

Nemercka

Dir: Avrilios Karakostas | Starring: Poly Andreadi, Nikos Flessas

2016, 13min, Greece, Greek with English subtitles

According to Slavic traditions the Nemercka mountain is named so because it translates to “the sleeping woman”, and the shape of the ridge resembles a woman laying on her back. One man will cross the terrain on foot, to find a woman in the place they met and lived, so that they can finally be together again.

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