Apallou | Big Short Films 2022
Apallou
DISFF: Special Mention. Available online between June 9th and 15th, 2022
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A grandson returns to his ancestors’ village to spend the winter. A grandfather returns from death to see his grandson for one last time. A village unable to cope with returns fueled by love.
“Apallou” is a film balancing between realism and dark fantasy. Documentary elements are intertwined with comedy ones, while horror film aesthetics take the lead from the musical format, wrapped around social realism, where imaginary and belief go beyond what is permitted and take upon a normal form. This mix of cinematic genres, seemingly different from one another, best serves the narration which deals with the notions of ‘alien’ and ‘familiar’ as well as the connecting links between the two concepts.
Drama International Short Film Festival 2021 (Greek premiere / Honorary Mention)
Athens International Film Festival 2021
Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival 2021
El Gouna Film Festival 2021
Leeds International Film Festival 2021
Rome MedFilm Festival 2021
Curta Cinema – International Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro 2021
Ateliers d'Angers / Festival Premiers Plans 2022 (French premiere)
Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille 2022
Los Angeles Greek Festival 2022
International Short Film Festival Maremetraggio 2022 – Trieste
Director: Niko Avgoustidi
Cast: Mikes Glykas, Stelios Makrias, Yannis Kokiasmenos
Director of Photography: Ramon Malapetsa
Art Director: Michail Samiotis
Costume Designer: Christina Raftopoulou
Editor: Thodoris Armaos
Music: Eleftherios Veniadis
Sound: Yannis Antipas
Sound Design: Valia Tserou
Sound Mixing: Kostas Varibopiotis
Make-Up Artist: Gabriella Charm
Choreographer: Giorgos Ketseridis
Color Grading: Nikos Koronidis
Special Effects: Prokopis Vlaseros
Visual Effects: Yafka
Post-Production: ΑΝ ΜΑΡ
Producers: Konstantinos Baliotis, Luca Cabriolou, Olivier Chantriaux, Philippe Bosse
Production: 2D2R - FILMO2
International Distribution: Manifest
With the support of: ERT and Greek Film Center
