Short Films

Mediterranean Fever

Director: Maha Haj
Duration: 108'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: marios@filmworks.com.cy
Production Company: A.M.P. Filmworks
Co-Prod. Country(ies): France, Germany, Cyprus, Palestine
Completion Year: 2022

Waleed (40) lives in Haifa with his wife and children and dreams of a writing career while suffering from chronic depression. He develops a close relationship with his neighbor (a small-time crook) with an ulterior plot in mind. His scheme ultimately leads to the formation of an unexpected friendship.

QUIDNUNC

Duration: 26'
Genre: Fiction
Production Company: The Coffee Films
Completion Year: 2017

A mentally ill Melanie is determined to end her life whilst staying in a desolate hotel. A woman’s cry for help from the room next door prompts Melanie to pause her suicide plan and investigate the disturbance. During her psychotic journey, Melanie will come face to face with her biggest foe for one last showdown.
Shot in one take, the voyeuristic narrative will oscillate from Melanie’s room to the room next door slowly prying loose the secrets of each occupant.

RITES OF SPRING

Director: Yiorgos Tsangaris
Duration: 4'
Genre: Animation
Contact: yiorgos.ts@cytanet.com.cy
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2021

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.

THE STRAY STORY: A DOGUMENTARY

Director: Christina Georgiou
Duration: 94'
Genre: Documentary
Contact: info@blunaticpictures.com
Production Company: Blunatic Pictures
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2021

In a consumerist society where everything, including man’s best friend, is treated as disposable, everyday people aiding stray dogs remind us what being human(e) is all about. Through their struggles, successes and dilemmas, the documentary exposes the problem and its solutions, while tackling the human condition in the contemporary western world.

THE PARROT LADY

Director: Michalis Kalopedis
Duration: 6,45'
Genre: Animation
Contact: michael@zedemmedia.com
Production Company: Zedem Media
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2020

Inspired by a true story, ‘The Parrot Lady’ is an artistic contemplation on a woman’s life who chose to live on the streets with her parrots, afraid of dying alone in her home.

THE LIGHTHOUSE

Director: Costas Chrysanthou
Duration: 13'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: The Coffee Films
Production Company: The Coffee Films
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2020

In a village, an old blacksmith tries to complete a lifelong dream of constructing a lighthouse. As he struggles with his past, a young boy arrives as an unexpected aid.

A JAR OF NUTS

Director: Savvas Stavrou
Duration: 17'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: Savvas.stavrou@gmail.com
Production Company: Out of Focus Films
Co-Prod. Country(ies): Cyprus
Completion Year: 2019

Isolated in his apartment, the lonely forty-year old Giorgos meticulously devises an intricate plan to take his life after his beloved mother chokes to death on a pistachio. As the day progresses, Giorgos allows excuses, obstacles and people to hinder his final deadly leap from the balcony, completely oblivious to the true reason behind all his stalling.

Snow White Dies at the End

Director: Kristijan Risteski
Duration: 105'
Genre: Fiction
Contact: dinos@carettafilms.com.cy
Production Company: Caretta Films
Co-Prod. Country(ies): North Macedonia, Cyprus
Completion Year: 2022

Shown through three different threads, the film is a tale of three groups of humans, one fly, one piglet, one toilet bowl and one city, whose paths cross and impact one another. A story about how tremendously difficult it is to remain honest and true to your own values in a morally corrupt environment.

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.