Kiddo | Big Short Films 2023

Four teenagers relate the story of the breakdown of two middle-aged couples.

Written & Directed by Michalis Kimonas

Producers: Phaedra Vokali, Mina Dreki

Co-Producers: Romanna Lobach, Paul Typaldos

Director of Photography: Giorgos Karvelas

Production & Costume Design: Eva Goulakou

Editing: Stamos Dimitropoulos

Original Music: The Boy

Sound Design: Leandros Ntounis

Supervisor Sound Editor & Mix: Panagiotis Papagianopoulos

Color Grading: Aggelos Mantzios

Makeup & Hair Stylist: Ioanna Lygizou

SFX & Prosthetics Design: Panos Kondylis

VFX: Michalis Gkiokas

Assistant Director: Faidra Tsolina

Production Manager: Efthymis Micheloudakis

Casting: Ready2cast

Script: Nefeli Rapti

Graphic Design: Vaggelis Martinos

Sales Agent: Juliette Louchart

Cast: Andreas Kartsatos, Sofia Simoni, Anna Danae Raptopoulou, Spyros Kounadis

45th Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF), 2022, Greece: “Tonia Marketaki” Best Direction Award, Best Set Design Award & Makeup, Hair, and Special Effects Award

Michalis Kimonas is an actor, screenwriter, and director. He has worked as an actor with some of the most acclaimed Greek directors, both in cinema and theater. His debut short film, “Kiddo,” had its Greek premiere at the Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF), winning three awards. The script of his new short, entitled “All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun,” has been selected for the pitching labs of the In The Palace International Short Film Festival and DISFF.