Athens 1986-1987, a little before the fall of State Socialism and just at the end of the Cold War. Anthi’s major priorities are human ideals and her desire to save the world. At this point, Anthi is more than able to handle the practical day-to-day problems: the family debt, the bills, raising of her teenage son and even dealing with the bureaucracy for the adoption of a girl; but she misses Christos, she misses him a lot. Christos is away on a business trip to Moscow. Greece is changing, the world is changing and with them Christos seems to be changing as well.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
BELLA
SHORTS O’CLOCK I, Saturday, March 5, at 14:30 GMT +2
English title:
Bella
Original title:
Bella
Director:
Thelyia Petraki
Country:
Greece
Genre:
hybrid (fiction - documentary)
Year:
2020
Length:
24’
Dialogues:
Greek
Subtitles:
EN, RO, LT
Cast:
Elena Topalidou, Nikos Kouris, Elena Mengreli, Adonis Hatzipopis, Theofania Dokou
A quote for the film:
I try not to think about you.
Selective list of festivals and awards:
Best Director and Best Actress at Athens International Film festival 2020, Best Short Film at Busan International Short Film Festival 2021, Golden Dionisos, Honorary Distinction for an Actress in Leading Role, Honorary Distinction for Best Cinematography, "Ioulia Stavridou" Honorary Distinction for Best Costumes, Honorary Distinction for Best Make-Up - 43d Drama International Short FIlm Festival, Special Mention International Competition Medium and Short Films – Visions du Réel 2020, E-Flux Prize – Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2020, European Film Award Nominee at European Film Awards 2021
Director’s bio:
Thelyia Petraki is a Hellenic film academy award-nominated director. She graduated from CALARTS (USA) with a BA in Film, and from UCL (UK) with an MA in Visual & Material Culture Dept. of Social Anthropology. She has written and directed "PRAY" 2012 (Palm Springs, Uppsala, Austin, etc.) distributed by Premium Films and "HELGA ÄR I LUND" 2017 that premiered at the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival. Her latest short film “BELLA” 2020, is awarded in many prestigious International Film Festivals and it was a nominee at the European Film Awards 2021. Currently she is developing her first feature film.
