The Smoker

 
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The Smoker

Celeste and her best friends vacation on a Greek island post-college graduation; grappling with her virginity as a love triangle fractures the group, Celeste becomes increasingly fixated on an elderly local woman.

Alexa Economacos is a Greek-Ecuadorian writer-director from Miami, Florida. Most recently, she developed her original drama pilot with Amazon and Borderless Pictures. She was previously the Sundance Episodic Program coordinator and research consultant for Apple’s UNT. DAMIEN CHAZELLE SERIES. Her work appears in The Financial Times, Joyland, and The Rumpus; her debut story was nominated for the PEN/Dau Prize. Fluent in Spanish, French, and English, Alexa earned her BA in Creative Writing and Political Science from Columbia University and LSE.

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  • 2025, New Orleans Film Festival (theatrical world premiere)
  • 2025, Catalina Film Festival (virtual)
  • 2025, LA International Film Festival (theatrical West Coast and LA premiere)
  • 2026, Whispers of the Universe: IFF Melbourne (virtual)

YEAR:

2025

DIRECTOR(S):

Alexa Eve Economacos

PRODUCER(S):

Monique Avilav

WRITER(S):

Alexa Eve Economacos

CAST:

Rocío Luz, Jack Stewart, Andrea Ferro, Marcello Orsenigo, Dorothea Voutsadopoulou

EDITOR:

Mark Pedri, Noel diaz de Rivera

CINEMATOGRAPHER:

Jess dela Merced

MUSIC:

Jack Pedri

RUNTIME:

19 mins

COUNTRY:

USA, Greece

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