My Mother is a Saint (2023)
by Syllas Tzoumerkas
Duration: 8 mins
The meeting of a young man with his mother at her hometown, takes an unexpected turn.
The film was shot and directed in real time and in situ during the festivity of the 3-day live cinema festival that took place in Elefsina in April 2023.
Produced in the frame of the Mystery 84 PANIGIRI – Live Cinema, The Working Class, Sirens, a live cinema festival by Eleusis 2023 European Capital of Culture, with the collaboration of Thessaloniki International Film Festival and LADA, with the support of the Embassy of Italy in Athens & the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens, Goethe Institut-Athen and Kingston University.
WORLD PREMIERE: 76th Locarno International Film Festival — Pardi di Domani — Concorso Corti d'Autore
FESTIVALS/AWARDS: Sarajevo International Film Festival — International Short Film Competition, Thessaloniki International Film Festival — Film Forward Special Screening, Zagreb International Film Festival, Tramway Film Festival, etc.