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(16 minutes, Cyprus / UK, 2023)
Two young soldiers across enemy lines fall in love and find escape from their oppressive environments through music.
2023 - Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival - Opening Night Ceremony Premiere
2023 - BFI Flare Film Festival
2023 - Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
2024 - Seattle International Film Festival
2024 - FEST - New Directors New Films Festival
2023 - WINNER - Drama International Short Film Festival - Best Actor in a Leading Role + Best Queer Film (by the Onassis Foundation)
2023 - WINNER - Cyprus International Short Film Festival - Best Director + Best Performance
2023 - Helsinki International Film Festival
2023 - PÖFF Shorts
2023 - Festival du film court en plein air de Grenoble
2023 - Athens International Film Festival
2023 - MedFilm Film Festival Roma
2023 - Pink Screens Brussels
2023 - Rio LGBT Film Festival
2023 - Queer Filmfest Weiterstadt
2023 - Slovak Queer Film Festival
2023 - Chéries Chéris Film Festival
2023 - Seoul Pride Film Festival
2023 - Tolerance Film Festival
2024 - WINNER - Brisbane International Film Festival - Best International Short Film
2024 - WINNER - Berlin Greek Film Festival - Best Short Film
2024 - WINNER - Prato Film Festival - Best Short Film
2024 - WINNER - Los Angeles Greek Film Festival - Special Jury Award
2024 - WINNER - San Francisco Greek Film Festival - Honorary Short Film Award
2024 - WINNER - Filmare la Storia - Special Jury Award
2024 - WINNER - Lucania Film Festival - Special Jury Award
2024 - Mardi Gras Queer Screen Film Festival
2024 - Landshut Film Festival
2024 - Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival
2024 - Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam
2024 - Ennesimo Film Festival
2024 - Queer Lisboa Film Festival
2024 - Santiago del Estero Film Festival
2024 - Les Nuits Med Film Festival
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Savvas Stavrou
PRODUCERS: Sophie Reynolds, Thomas Hawkins, Peter Stephanou
CO-PRODUCER: Andros Achilleos
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: BFI NETWORK, The Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee x Deputy Ministry of Culture, SEE Cinema Network
STARRING: Andreas Marcou & Adnan Mustafa
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Anna MacDonald
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Lydia Mandridou
COSTUME DESIGNER: Caterina Ttakka
MAKEUP & HAIR DESIGNER: Ioanna Nika
EDITOR: Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
VISUAL EFFECTS: Jam VFX
MUSIC: Angus MacRae
SONGS: Kate Bush, Radiohead and Bon Jovi
SOUND DESIGN: Joakim Sundström
COLOURIST: Vlad Barin
*the project was selected for the EuroConnection pitching forum as part of the Clermond-Ferrand Short Film Market 2021
