What we ask of a statue is that it doesn’t move

A Short film of

Daphné Hérétakis

Produced by

Bocalupo Films, Quartett Production

Production year2024

Runtime32 min

Synopsis

Nothing seems to be moving in Athens and the people are as still as statues. But elsewhere in the city, a caryatid escapes the museum and a small groupuscule demands the destruction of all antiquities. Perhaps filming is the only way to avoid turning into stone.

Credits

Director (1)

Daphné Hérétakis
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producers : Bocalupo Films, Quartett Production

Foreign production company : Allonsanfàn Films

Full credits (13)

Screenwriter : Daphné Hérétakis

Directors of Photography : Daphné Hérétakis, Robin Fresson

Assistant director : Christina Lekkaki

Editors : Daphné Hérétakis, Kostas Samaras, Jean Costa

Sound recordists : Dimitra Xeroutsikou, Nicole Assimossi

Costume designer : Christina Lardikou

Voice-over : Daphné Hérétakis

Assistant Operator : Irini Zevgoli

Production manager : Maria Xydaki

Sound Editor : Alexandre Hecker

Compositor : Kornilios Selamsis

Grader : Nikos Koronidis

Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary, Experimental
Sub-genre : Research - Experimental
Themes : Countries, History, Politics, Identity, Society
Production language : Greek
Coproducer countries : France (51.0%), Greece (49.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Greece)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 32 min
Visa number : 159.411
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

All the French films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

29 APRIL 2024

Festivals & events

Selections (6)

Festival Dei Popoli
Italy, 2024
Discoveries Competition
DOK Leipzig
Germany, 2024
Compétition internationale documentaire
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Czech Republic, 2024
Constellations
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Greece, 2024
Official Selection

Awards (3)

Festival Dei Popoli
Italy, 2024
Prix du meilleur documentaire compétition Discoveries
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Greece, 2024
Award for Best Film from Southern and Eastern Europe
Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2024
Prix spécial du jury compétition documentaire

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