Short Films - Your Voice
Runtime: 82min. | Recommended Ages: 12-14
The films are screened under Greek subtitles
What does it mean to grow up while trying to fit into everyone else's expectations? The films in this section give the floor to young people claiming their own space: from body image and embracing diversity to the power of friendship and the first acts of rebellion against social norms. Through five stories traveling from Barcelona and Chile to Greece, "Your Voice" reminds us that beauty lies in authenticity and that growing up begins the moment we dare to be ourselves.
The program is prefaced by Lefteris Giovanidis — Director, Artistic Director of the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Agrinio, and President of the Committee of Olympic Works and the Zappeion Estate.
Shorts in this lineup:
YAYA
Fiction by Leticia Akel Escárate I 20min I Chile
Yaya is a young woman with Down syndrome who is tired of being ignored and infantilized by everyone around her. While working at her uncle’s grocery store, Yaya befriends Genesis, a rebellious teenager who proposes getting a tattoo together, challenging her to break free from her restricted routine.
400 CASSETTES
Fiction by Thelyia Petraki I 14min I Greece
After a lesson about cosmic archaeologists and a water fight in the schoolyard, Elly steals Faye’s soul and Faye gives Elly a rare birthday present. But then, under a sky full of stars, a song from the past will remind the girls that nothing really lasts forever.
