Numb | Big Short Films 2025

Numb by Despina Kourti

24.10.2025

Maria is caught between childhood and adolescence. After the sudden death of her classmate, she is once again confronted with loss. As she attempts to cope with this absence, Maria tries to find her own way to bid her loved one farewell.

Available at onassis.org from 24.11 to 03.12.2025.

Festivals & Awards
  • Drama International Short Film Festival 2024 – International & National Competition (Winner: Onassis Film Award)
  • Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2024: Best Short Fiction Film
  • “Kymata” International Short Film Festival 2025 (Short Fiction Section): Special Mention
Credits

Director: Despina Kourti
Writers: Despina Kourti, Vangelis Serfas
Cinematography: Aigli Drakou
Editor: Myrto Karra
Production & Costume Designer: Maria Eva Mavridou
Music: Strawberry Cemetery, The Castavets
Sound: Yannis Antypas, Leandros Ntounis, Nikos Linardopoulos
Make-Up: ΙIoanna Lygizou
Cast: Gogo Kovatsi, Valentina Davitidou, Youla Boudali, Alex Paschalis, Anna Kalaitzidou
Casting: Vasia Attarian
Co-producer: Stelios Kammitsis
Producers: Maria Drandaki, Kyveli Short
Produced by: Homemade Films
Co-produced by: Felony Productions, ERT SA
With funding from: Greek Film Centre
With the support of: National Centre of Audiovisual Media & Communication (EKOME)