LAPSE is a sonic-cinematic installation created by renowned artists Stavros Gasparatos and Lars Jan. The work traces the journey of an anonymous woman over vast stretches of time and distance, conveyed by way of an audio time-lapse technique, in concert with a visual installation balanced between a film and a cloud.

Left wing of Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC, 25.07-14.08.2022

“Rooftop” / “Sci-Fi” / “Foleys“: With the tagline Cinema No Matter What, Sofia Exarchou (Park) directs three spots produced by Maria Drandaki, for the  61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

Cast: Flomaria Papadaki, Vassilis Vilaras, Eva Vlassopoulos, Grigoris Ballas, Yorgos Iliopoulos, Livia Neroutsopoulou, Eleanna Tsakiri, Angeliki Gerolymou, Antonia Gounitsioti, Alexandros Nikolouzos, Elena Kalimeri, Rinio Dragassaki, Kostas Mouroulis, Dimitra Zalokosta, Aenias Tsamatis, Stelios Dimopoulos, Stella Voyatzaki, Yannis Papadopoulos, and others.

An archaeologist and a weapon designer who have known each other as filmmakers and psychoanalysts in a previous life meet at an archaeological site in the Negev desert and begin a conversation about love and war that they continue in the Israeli city of Be’er Sheva. Then the film continues with a changing cast in changing roles, which leads through the cities of Athens, Berlin, Hong Kong and São Paulo. Enter: an old artist who meets his younger self, a mother who lives with her two adultsons – a priest and a policeman, a Chinese and a Japanese, a curator and a cosmologist. The protagonists’ dialogues deal with social taboos, generation conflicts, war guilt and cosmologies that have become obsolete. The architectures of the five cities serve as a third partner in the dialogue between the protagonists and complete their philosophical and metaphysical journeys.

Cast:
John Erdman, Jonathan Perel, Young Sun Han, Dorothy Ko, Susanne Sachssehe, Laurean Wagner

World Premiere:
70th Berlinale – Encounters

Othman is fleeing with his family. The rubber boat that will smuggle them into Europe is ready to leave, but Othman’s son Alan refuses to leave the truck. Othman discovers that Alan has got his index finger stuck in the vehicle’s bodywork. As the panic rises and Othman becomes increasingly desperate, he faces a terrible dilemma.

Festivals/Awards
Golden Dionysus (Best Short Film Award) – Drama ISFF 2019, Best Screenplay – Athens IFF 2019

Short film, 11′, DCP, Color, Sweden 2019

Eleni asks for a fig on her deathbed. Her husband, Kostas goes to the nearest tree to get one, but falls down and breaks his foot. Time is short, and Kostas is old. With one fig in his hand he struggles through the harsh nature to get home in time to fulfill his wife´s last wish.

Cast
Kostas Laskos, Vivi Petralidou, Katerina Misichroni

Festival/Awards
Golden Dionysus (Best Short Film Award), Best Cinematography Award – Drama ISFF 2015, Best Short Film – Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2016

Short Film, 13′, DCP, Color, Sweden 2015.

This is the portrait of the unconventional Greek wine producer Yiannis Boutaris in his bid to become the mayor of Thessaloniki. The camera follows the 68-year-old over the course of his campaign in 2010. The enthusiastic entrepreneur proves to be a determined and committed politician. We see him pottering around at home, practicing yoga and visiting community centers. The politically progressive Boutaris is fighting against the establishment, while the country sinks further and further into financial crisis; the tattoo of a lizard on his wrist reminds him that change is always possible. Boutaris wants to turn Thessaloniki into a flourishing and attractive harbor city again, and sustainability and ecology are high on his agenda. Accompanied by footage from the family archive, he talks about his background and private life, including the death of his wife. The film builds up to election day, when the tireless Boutaris finds himself in a neck-and-neck race. See more at idfa.nl →

Festivals / Awards
IDFA 2012 (World Premiere)
Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival 2013
Dokufest 2013

Feature Documentary, 132′, DCP, Color, Greece-Germany 2012.

After meeting at a dinner with friends, Iasonas and Penelope start a relationship. One day when Iasonas wakes up, Penelope has disappeared, but he is unable to reconstruct what has happened… A psychological thriller without redemption, with an outspoken visual language.

Cast
Giorgos Kakanakis, Serafita Grigoriadou, Dafni Lambroyanni, Argyris Thanassoulas

Festivals / Awards (selection)
Rotterdam IFF (World Premiere) 2008, Sitges IFF (Best Screenplay Award), Tallinn Black Nights, Montreal IFF, Sao Paulo IFF, Stockholm IFF, Warsaw IFF, etc.

Feature film, 98′, 35mm, Color, Greece 2008.