Dustlight
Best Short Fiction
Chryssanthi Kouri
Greece,
Fiction,
20’06’’
At an impasse in life, Matina returns to the family home to clear out her late mother's things. As she shifts through her mother’s belongings, she’s thrown into memories, as past and present collide, and she begins to embrace her grief leading to a personal epiphany.
Film block:
FICTION / SOMETIMES FAMILY CAN BE TRICKY
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
- Language
- Country Greece
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Dimitris Lambridis
- Scriptwriter Chryssanthi Kouri
- Producer Chryssanthi Kouri, Nikoleta Yeladari, Chrysa Koutrakou
- Music Julia Lima
- Editor Quỳnh Nguyễn Dieu, Chryssanthi Kouri
- Cast Youlika Skafida, Evangelia Andreadaki, Emmanuala Lia, Angela Peters, Arrieta Lykouresi
- Year of creation 2023
- Duration 20’06’’
Chryssanthi is a Greek director and writer. She has completed six short narrative films and also works as a TV Director/Producer. She loves to tell female-led stories about complex relationship dynamics, transformative moments, and unsettled characters seeking connection. In January 2024 she was selected by Directors UK for the 2024 Inspire Mentoring Scheme. Chryssanthi is currently developing several short and feature projects and a female ensemble TV series.
