Hands

Behaviorism in hand movements reflects human character and emotion. Themes of sexual attraction, competition and gender hegemonies drive the narrative structure. Sound Design made to mimic the extremely personal interaction between humans, their feelings and physical fatigue.

  • Ilias Kyriakidis
    Director
  • Ilias Kyriakidis
    Producer
  • Carlota Bravo
    Key Cast
  • Danae Papaevgeniou
    Key Cast
  • Teresa Costa
    Key Cast
  • Emma Weil
    Key Cast
  • Daniel Carlnder
    Sound Operator
  • Jihea Chang
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Psychological
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - UC Berkeley
  • BAMPFA Student Film Festival
    Berkeley
    United States
    April 8, 2022
Director Biography - Ilias Kyriakidis

Ilias Kyriakidis is a recent UC Berkeley graduate student from the island of Cyprus. He has worked in various short film productions under UC Berkeley Film&Media Dept, WACK, SBIFF, Gray Area in San Fransisco. He served as a Board member of the Limassol Cinematic Club and as an honorary student to SBIFF’s Rosebud Program.
Ilias combines his academic work in Philosophy (Mind, Perception, Theory of Meaning, Environmental Ethics, Metaphysics, Aesthetics) to produce unique visual stories around philosophical themes.

Currently works in Post Production for the feature documentary Ace In The Hole (2022) in San Fransisco.

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