Script File
Mary and Dionysus
A depressed woman visits her childhood holiday house in order to drink away her sorrows and kill herself but finds an eccentric artist living there and hiding away from the world. An intense, back and forward relationship of hate and passion develops, one that changes their lives in a very fundamental way.
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Iannis AliferisWriterHeadz
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Number of Pages:89
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Shore Scripts Feature Screenwriting CompetitionUS
October 1, 2018
Semi Finalist -
Virgin Spring CinefestKolkata, India
July 15, 2021
Silver Award -
Scriptapalooza Screenwriting FestivalUSA
June 1, 2019
Quarterfinalist -
Boston Independent Film AwardsBoston, US
October 10, 2022
Official Selection/Best Unproduced Script -
Art Film Spirit AwardsToronto, Canada
November 17, 2022
Official Selection/Best Screenplay -
Oxford Script AwardsOxford, United Kingdom
February 6, 2023
Official Selection/Best Feature Screenplay
Iannis is a multi-award-winning writer and filmmaker. His romantic dramedy script "Only Loves Matters" won a Gold Award for Original Screenplay from the Hollywood Gold Awards, the film of which is currently undergoing a successful festival run, while his noir thriller screenplay “Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case” was a Semi-Finalist at the Hong Kong Indie Film Festival 2021 and his romantic action comedy script “Valentina, Relationship Killer” won Best Unproduced Screenplay at the Berlin International Art Film Festival. Prior to that, his dramedy screenplay "Mary and Dionysus" was a Semi-Finalist at the Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Competition 2018 as well as reaching the Quarterfinals at the 2019 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting competition and his short film "Headz" won a Gold Lion Award at the2016 London Film Awards. When not writing screenplays or making films, he scribes short stories and comic books. He also loves to eat and sleep. He’s a sucker for rakomelo, dark chocolate, and honey. Finally, he's a firm believer that humankind was at its best during the thousands of years of hunting and gathering but knows that, unfortunately, he wouldn't last two days alone in the wilderness.
"Mary and Dionysus" touches upon the themes of forgiving oneself and of letting go of the pain of the past. It is a story that shines a light on the complexity of life and the compounded and interwoven relationship between drama and comedy. As we all find out early on in our own journeys, you cannot have one without the other.
Although a deep and intriguing character study, at its core, this story is a romance between two hurt and suffering individuals who find each other and through the complex relationship that they develop, ultimately reconnect with themselves.
This tale is tailored-made for all the souls out there that love passion, romance, drama, and comedy, with a sprinkle of philosophy too. Although it takes place in the South of France, the story can easily translate to any part of the world that features a small town and a country house. The majority of the story indeed takes place in the one location of the house and its surrounding area and features a contained and limited number of characters, so can easily have a budget in the one-to-two-million-dollar range.