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The Clay and The Girl

Pavlos and Maria, a young married couple, face the recent loss of their daughter.
Pavlos, being a sculptor, decides to create a statue in her loving memory. He finds the model who triggers his inspiration but things go unexpectedly wrong.
Maria watches his affection for the young model growing and rings the bell for their marriage that is about to break.

  • George Louridas
    Director
  • George Louridas
    Writer
  • Aluxal Karachalios
    Producer
  • Solon Tsounis
    Key Cast
    "Pavlos"
  • Petra Mavridi
    Key Cast
    "Maria"
  • Fiona Katoikou
    Key Cast
    "Christina"
  • Christina Galanopoulou
    Key Cast
    "Girl"
  • Christos Danakas
    Music
  • Lizette Araceli Vargas
    Cinematography
  • Maria Iosifidi
    Assistant Director
  • Kostas Karnetatzis
    Electrical Department
  • Areta Katsoula
    Still Photography
  • Christos Kontodimas
    Production Co-ordinator
  • Dimitris Chronis
    Sound
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Social, Drama
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cannes World Film Festival : Remember the future
    Cannes
    France
    September 26, 2021
    "Best Director Indie Short", "Best Song" Awards
Director Biography - George Louridas

George Louridas was born in Kalamata in 1987. He is a director of theater and cinema.

He completed his studies in Cinema, at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with a six-month study at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne, in France.

In 2015 he founded his own film production company.

His first feature film "La Compagne Des Morts" ("The Companion of the Dead") won the Best Feature Film award at the Independent Prisma Awards (2020) in Rome and the Wallachia Film Festival (2020) in Bucharest, Romania.

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Director Statement

"The Clay and the Girl" is the first professional film that was ever shot in Agrinio, Greece and it is a Greek - Mexican co-operation. The film showcases statues by the renown Greek sculptors Christos Kapralos and Vasilis Papasaikas.