Screening: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 20:15, at Pedion tou Areos park, Plásmata 3, Free admission

A fantasy short film directed by Konstantina Kotzamani
Duration: 24 min

The screening will be introduced by director Konstantina Kotzamani.

Synopsis

The giraffe is the animal with the biggest heart. The distance between its head and its heart is three meters, so the heart is big enough to send the blood all the way up. When the giraffe is lying down, its heartbeat touches the ground—it goes underground. All animals are tuned to the heartbeat of the giraffe. In the heart of the summer, in the midst of the tropical heat, the giraffe’s heart is no longer heard, the animals are thrown into confusion. As they search for this beat, it is then—when the strangest things happen.

*The short film “Washingtonia” will be screened before the film "The Wizard of Oz" by Victor Fleming (USA, 1939, 101 min).

Credits

Written & Directed by Konstantina Kotzamani
Cinematography: Giorgos Karvelas, Giannis Kanakis
Cast: Mmamadou Diallo, Eutychia Stefanidou, Katerina Iliadi, Nikos Christofidis, Iraklis Nousas, Spyros Spyrou, Sally ‘black out’

Set Decorator: Nefeli Livieratou
Costumes: Kika Karampela


Sound Design: Persefoni Miliou
Music: drog_A_tek, Panou


Producers: Artemis Pattakou, Giorgos Zois (SquaredSquare)

With the support of the Greek Film Centre
World premiere at the 64th Berlinale
European Film Academy Award in Gent Intl. Film Festival

Duration: 24 min
Country: Greece
Genre: Fantasy short film

Stills

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    Washingtonia

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