Private Project

NIALIA

During the summer of 2017, I discovered my grandmother's story when I visited my uncle Kostas in Ikaria. The wind connects the carefree present with the wounds of the past. An irresistible urge pushes me to immerse myself in this place, to capture it all with my phone. Out of guilt, perhaps, at not having been attached to my grandmother. Or out of hope that it would put an end to a long cycle of uprooting.

  • Danae Papaioannou
    Director
  • Danae Papaioannou
    Writer
  • Costas Papaioannou
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ΝΙΑΛΙΑ
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 21, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Iphone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Danae Papaioannou

Danae is a writer-director and artistic director based between Marseille and Athens. Between 2011 and 2020, she directed three short films, took part in the Sarajevo Film Festival's Talents Sarajevo program, and participated in several writing residencies in France such as Les Courts d'Armor, Atelier Jeunes Auteurs and Le Groupe Ouest. She draws on her multicultural background to explore human relationships, motherhood and roots. Her stories are deeply rooted in Mediterranean landscapes. She is now developing two short animated series, a short fiction film and a feature film.

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