MYRSINI ARISTIDOU
Born and raised in Limassol, Cyprus, Myrsini Aristidou is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York, Paris and Cyprus. She graduated with an MFA in Film Directing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2017, and holds a BFA in Film and History of Art from Pratt Institute in New York. She is currently in development on her first feature length film with 1.61 Films, a film production company based in Cyprus and operating internationally. Myrsini was a Spring 2017 fellow in the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence and has also received support through the TIFF Talent Lab, Berlinale Talents, and the Torino Script Lab.
A young girl finds an excuse to visit her absentee father.
CAST
Vasiliki Kokkoliadi
Yiannis Stankoglou
Paris Aristides
Athos Antoniou
CREDITS
DIRECTOR: Myrsini Aristidou
SCREENPLAY: Myrsini Aristidou
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Pepe Avila del Pino
EDITING: Myrsini Aristidou
MUSIC: Jacob Pavek
SETS: Lydia Mandridou
COSTUMES: Elena Vafea
SOUND: Hollie Bennett, Gregory Oke, Arjun G. Sheth
AWARDS
BERLINALE GENERATION K-PLUS
Best Short Film
NEW ORLEANS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Best Short Film
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GUANAJATO
Best Movie, SIGNIS Award
CAYFILM, CAYMAN ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Short Film
FEM CINE (CHILE)
Best International Short Film
SHORTS MEXICO
Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film
BREAKTHROUGHS FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA)
Best Short Film
FESTIVAL OF NATIONS (AUSTRIA)
Best Screenplay
FATEN HAMAMA FILM FESTIVAL (EGYPT)
Best Short Film
FALCON INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
Special Mention of the Jury
CLUJ SHORTS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Best Acting Interpretation
DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Fiction Film (Directors), Best Fiction Film (Women Film-makers)
VERSI DI LUCE (ITALY)
Best Short Film
THE SMALLS FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
Best Short Film
FUSION FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
Honorable Mention
REVIEWS