Greek Yogurt

Nandan is back in Athens, where he spent two years as a Mormon missionary a decade earlier. All around him are icons, animate and inanimate, of real but tenuous desire. What can stand the test of silence? With him are two former missionary companions trying to make sense of it all. Greek Yogurt is the a companion film and quasi-sequel to the trio's previous collaboration, Hawaiian Punch.

  • Tor Kristian Åanestad, Nicholas Boissonneault
    Director
    (actors) Hawaiian Punch
  • Nandan Rao
    Writer
  • Nandan Rao
    Producer
    (director) Hawaiian Punch, The Men of Dodge City; (cinematographer) Buffalo Juggalos, The Act of Becoming, Slackjaw, The International Sign of Choking, Green
  • Nandan Rao, Athena Sofia-Delimanolis
    Key Cast
  • Ian Clark
    Editor
    A Morning Light, The Act of Becomming, MMXIII, Searching for Yellow
  • Loscil
    Music
    Damnation
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 15, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (1080p, 29.97fps)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tor Kristian Åanestad, Nicholas Boissonneault

Nick and Tor were born and raised in Ontario and Norway, respectively. Together at the age of 19, they served on a Mormon mission in Greece before attending BYU in Utah. A few years later, they became the subjects of Nandan Rao’s experimental documentary, Hawaiian Punch (2013). This work pointed its lens at their relationship, examining religion, youth, and limited responsibilty. By day, Nick works as a recruiter in New York, and Tor works in corporate intelligence in London.

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