The Summer With Carmen
A movie by Zacharias Mavroeidis
Greece, 2024, 106′
original version (greek) with italian subtitles
Demosthenes and his aspiring filmmaker friend Nikitas, while relaxing on a queer naturist beach in Athens, are looking for ideas for their film debut: the starting point is Carmen, a delightful little dog whose owner is Demosthenes’ own ex. The film they envision is what the audience sees on the screen: a continuous metacinematic montage in which the two friends find themselves confronting the past and issues they thought were resolved. In an attempt to recreate “the hero’s journey” in the script, the two characters question narrative rules and bring to light the complex dynamics of queer bromance.
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Tickets
Full price: 8€
Under30, Over65, Card Cultura: 5€
Reduced price: Unibo e Ababo: 3€
Tickets can be bought:
1) Online: on TicketSMS.it starting from october 2024.
2) At Gender Bender’s Festival Center: from 31 October to 11 November from 3.00pm to 9.00pm only and exclusively at the Gender Bender’s Festival Centre, set up at DAS – Dispositivo arti sperimentali in via del Porto 11/b.
*There will NOT be a ticket office at the event locations.
For more info: biglietteria@genderbender.it
Accessibility
Zacharias Mavroeidis, born in Athens, studied architecture at the Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, and theater at RESAD, Madrid, before turning to film. He studied screenwriting at EICTV, Cuba and film at New York College, Athens. He teaches screenwriting at SAE Athens. His debut feature film THE GUIDE (2011) was screened at more than 20 international film festivals. His documentary ACROSS HER BODY (2018) premiered at the Thessaloniki IFF International Documentary Competition and received a mention at Burgads IFF. His second feature, DEFUNCT (2019), won the Young Jury and Audience Award in the Thessaloniki FF International Competition, the Best Film Award at the KINENOVA 2020 IFF, and the Best Screenplay Award at the Greek Film Academy’s Iris Awards 2020.
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