On Xerxes’ Throne | Big Short Films 2023
On Xerxes’ Throne by Evi Kalogiropoulou
Special Jury Prize, DISFF. CANAL+ Award, Cannes IFF. Available online from 16th to 23rd October.
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Duration: 15΄ | At onassis.org | 16-23.10.2023
A dystopian workplace at the Perama shipyard. A ban on physical contact has turned human interactions into otherworldly simulations. The suppression of touch has alienated the workers communication, transforming the boatyard into a charged landscape of alienation and repressed sensuality beyond stereotypical heteronormative desires.
According to local legend, the Persian King Xerxes watched the overwhelming defeat of his fleet at the naval battle of Salamis in 480 BC from his throne on the rocky peaks of Mount Egaleo, in today’s Perama.
The film had its world premiere at the 61st Semaine de la Critique (Critics Week) of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Canal+ Award. Since its premiere, it has screened in over 20 countries and 40 festivals, some of which include:
45th Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF), 2022, Greece: Special Jury Award
21st Concorto Film Festival, 2022, Italy: Special Jury Prize
Orvieto Cinema Fest 2022, Italy: Best Short Film
18th Kinemastik International Short Film Festival, 2022, Malta: Best Film
Dublin International Film Festival, 2022, Republic of Ireland: Special Mention
South East European Film Festival, 2022, Los Angeles, USA: Honorable Mention28th Sarajevo Film Festival, 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina
28th Athens International Film Festival (AIFF), 2022, GreeceQueer Lisboa 26, 2022, Portugal
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, 2022, Bristol, UK
AFI Fest (American Film Institute), 2022, Los Angeles, USA
Chéris-Chéris, 28th LGBTQI+ International Film Festival, 2022, Paris, France
51st Festival du nouveau cinéma, 2022, Montréal, Canada
Directed by Evi Kalogiropoulou
Screenplay: Giorgos Teltzidis
Curatorial Direction: Afroditi Panagiotakou
Direction of Photography: Evan Maragkoudakis
Editing: George Zafiris
Original Music: Kid Moxie
Sound: Dimitris Demirakos
Sound Design: Leandros Ntounis
Set Design: Evelina Darzenta
Costumes Design: Anna Zotou
Costumes: Georgia Boura
Makeup: Maria Vez
Line Production: Neda Film
An Onassis Culture productionCast: Yorgos Mazonakis, Angela Brouskou, Myrto Kontoni, Ksenia Dania, Lorenzo Sarzan, Kevin Zans Ansong, Jordan Genidogan, Vassilis Koutsogiannis
