After their mother returns to the Philippines, sisters Emy and Teresa live in the tight-knit Filipino Catholic community in the port city of Athens. But when Teresa gets pregnant, Emy is increasingly drawn to mysterious forces that live within her.
- 2021, Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland – Best First Feature – Special Mention
- 2021, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece – Winner J.F.Costopoulos Foundation Award & Winner, WIFT Award
- 2022, Greek Film Festival in Berlin, Germany – Winner Emerging Greeks Award
- 2022, Sun Valley Film Festival – SPECIAL MENTION Best Narrative Feature Film
YEAR:
2021
DIRECTOR(S):
Araceli Lemos
WRITER(S):
Araceli Lemos, Giulia Caruso
PRODUCER(S):
Konstantinos Vassilaros, Mathieu Bompoint, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim
Cinematographer:
Ki Jin Kim
MUSIC:
Oiseaux Tempête
CAST:
Abigael Loma, Hasmine Kilip, Angeli Bayani, Eirini Inglesi, Ku Aquino, Mihalis Siriopoulos
RUNTIME:
107 minutes
COUNTRY:
Greece
category:
About the director
Araceli Lemos is a Greek writer, director, and editor. In 2013, Araceli created the International Project Discovery Forum, a development and pitching program for Balkan features, as part of the LA Greek Film Festival. She is a 2013 Berlinale Talent Campus alumnus and holds an MFA in Film Directing from CalArts, as a Fulbright and Onassis Foundation Scholar.