Private Project

The 3 Acts Of Melancholia

Three people are being portrayed trapped in space and time; in a constant negotiation of movement and stillness.

  • Alexandros Nouskas Varelas
    Director & Writer
  • Eleni Lazaridi
    Line Producer/Production Manager
  • Elena Topalidou
    Key Cast
    "Woman"
  • Dimitri Michael Stratas
    Key Cast
    "Man"
  • Alexandros Nouskas Varelas
    Key Cast
    "Person"
  • Vangelis Tsakas
    Director of Photography
  • Filippos Manesis
    Production Sound Recordist
  • Renata Gika
    Costumes
  • Valia Tserou
    Sound Designer/Mixer
  • Manthos G. Sardis
    Color Grading
  • Miltiadis Xristidis
    Assistant Director
  • Elpiniki Voutsa Rentzepopoulou
    Camera Assistant
  • Danai Nouska Varela
    Production Assistant
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Οι 3 πράξεις της μελαγχολίας
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Exerimental, Drama, Physical Cinema
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 12, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    English, Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography

Alexandros Nouskas Varelas graduated from National School of Dance and has studied Spanish Literature.
He has been experimenting with theater, video and filmmaking since adulthood. His field of interest can be better described under the term of Physical Cinema, in which movement can be applied in various ways.

His works have been screened in festivals around Europe and Greece such as Athens Video Dance Project, ScreenDance Festival in Stockholm, SzólóDuó festival - Ork_Kota_Platform in Budapest, the International Dance Film Festival in Brussels.

He has collaborated with Costas Gavras as an assistant choreographer on “Adults in the room” and as an assistant director on “Who will be eaten?” by directress Elpiniki Voutsa Retzepopoulou. He has been awarded a scholarship by Athens & Epidaurus Festival and has been honored as a fellow on ARTWORKS programme by Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

As a dancer he has worked with many companies and choreographers with performances all over Europe in theaters and venues.

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Director Statement

My process in filmmaking is through a physical approach. Drawing from movement's tools, I attempt to redefine the use and the tools of cinematic creation. In the short "The 3 acts of melancholia" the camera becomes a character or embodies the viewer who interacts with the protagonists, observes them and almost comments on their situation.