Requiem in Salt (2024)
Directed by Sylvia Nicolaides & Nicolas Iordanou
Duration: 16 mins
After the loss of his sister, Yamamoto explores the ephemerality of life by creating intricate salt installations in memory of his lost loved ones. A film about death, salt and art.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Sylvia Nicolaides is a filmmaker and a video artist. She is a Berlinale Talents alumna (Berlin 2019 and Sarajevo 2020), a member of the committee of the Directors Guild of Cyprus and one of the directors of the Paphos International Film Festival in Cyprus. She received her Bachelor's Fine Arts Degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design (University of the Arts) in London and her Master's Degree in Audio-Visual Studies in the Film and Television Academy (FAMU) in Prague, Czech Republic. Her films has been screened in several international film festivals and awarded with the Jury's Award at the 33rd Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival in Egypt and at the 3D Korea Film Festival in Seoul. Her documentary 'Soma & Lil' which was in collaboration with the European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 in Denmark, has been presented and competed in more than 20 international film festivals including the 19th PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, and has been awarded with two Best Film Awards and one Audience Award. Her documentary 'Amalgamation' has been awarded with the 'Best Cinematography Award' at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) in 2020, and has premiered at the PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival in 2020.
Nicolas Iordanou is a filmmaker and a documentary photographer, from Cyprus. He worked as a conflict photographer for several years and then focused on documentary filmmaking and photography. He is mostly concerned about the human condition documenting issues such as displacement, homelessness and art. He has collaborated with the European Capital of Culture Pafos 2017 (Cyprus) and Aarhus 2017 (Denmark) through which he has created and produced major projects. In 2017 he has curated and participated in the photography exhibition titled 'The Alien Trail' with Magnum photographers Antoine d'Agata, Nikos Economopoulos and Bieke Depoorter and also created a documentary and published a book with the same title. His films have been screened and awarded in several international film festivals. He is the founder and director of the Paphos International Film Festival in Cyprus.
Awards & Screenings
- 2025, Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece - Best Documentary
- 2025, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
- 2025, Tampere Film Festival, Finland
- 2025, Sapporo International Film Festival, Japan
- 2025, On Art Film Festival, Poland
- 2024, International Short Film Festival Cyprus (ISFFC) - Best Directo