EMERGING GREEKS COMPETITION

Kyuka: Before Summer’s End – by Kostis Charamountanis

Summertime. A family of three, a single father, Babis, and his twin children on the verge of adulthood, Konstantinos and Elsa, sail to the island of Poros on the family boat for their holidays. In the midst of swimming, sunbathing and making new friends, Konstantinos and Elsa meet unbeknownst to them, their birth mother, Anna, who abandoned them, when they were babies. This encounter will stir up long-held feelings of resentment in Babis, resulting in a sun kissed, bittersweet coming-of-age journey for everyone involved.

Kostis Charamountanis

Kostis Charamountanis is a young and promising Greek director. The fact that he is self-taught and has worked as an actor, music composer, sound designer, editor, second assistant director and production assistant in theater, television and film only partly account for his originality. His films (six shorts and three video clips) are refreshingly experimental, while attempting to playfully re-engage with cinematic narrative. The SNF Artworks Fellow (2020) already has a few awards under his belt — from Athens International Film Festival and Drama International Short Film Festival. Kyuka: Before Summer’s End is his first feature film, produced by Heretic.