Private Project

Ranch

Skala Eressos, Lesbos, has long been a mecca for queer women as they trace the steps of Sappho, the poetess who gave lesbianism its name.

Residents hold a week-long festival in May celebrating the island’s queer spaces and community, encouraging the younger generation to claim the space as their own.

The documentary follows residents, visitors, organisers and performers as they reflect on what the island has meant to them, and on the quiet passing of the baton to a new generation of queer women now discovering Eressos for themselves.

  • Florence Bass
    Director
  • Lydia Bowden
    Editor
  • Charlotte Croft
    Director of Photography
  • Bethany Hocken
    Sound recordist
  • ÆVER
    Music
  • Ben Hauke
    Sound Mixer
  • Stacey Sandford
    Colourist
  • Lizzie Newsham
    Colourist
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    LGBT
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 9, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Magic Nights Queer Film Festival
    Skala Eressos, Lesbos
    Greece
    June 4, 2025
    Official Selection
Director - Florence Bass