Before the Rooster Crows

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Before the Rooster Crows

ΠΡΙΝ ΛΑΛΗΣΕΙ Ο ΠΕΤΕΙΝΟΣ

18 minutes – 2020 – Drama, Crime

GABRIEL ATHANASIOU

Gabriel Athanasiou is a film director based in London.He has studied at the New York Film Academy and the School of Fine Arts, Film Department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. He has gained recognition for his short films, which have won awards at international film festivals and have been nominated for a Greek Film Academy Award in 2022. Athanasiou has also been selected as a member of Berlinale Talents 2023, solidifying his status as a rising talent in the film industry. He is currently working on his feature film debut

In a small Greek village, Anna, a woman in her 40s, can’t handle her husband’s cheating anymore.

CAST

Georgia Toufa

Spiros Dimou

Spiros Parisis

Vangelis Anastasiou

Despina Antoniou

Nikos Mertzanidis

CREDITS

DIRECTOR: Gabriel Athanasiou

SCREENPLAY: Ioanna Kaltsidou
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Theologos Vavdinoudis
MUSIC: Petros Apostolidis

SETS: Angelika Mouchsiadou

COSTUMES: Christina Sarri
SOUND: Pelagia Xatzinikita

AWARDS

ARIZONA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Best Student Director

HOLLYWOOD VERGE FILM AWARDS

Nomination

SYMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Official Selection

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