Aria
Myrsini Aristidou
Seventeen-year-old Aria works at Jimmy’s, a kebab joint in Athens. She is due to have her next driving lesson with her father in her lunch break. When he finally shows up, he has bad news: »I can’t make it. I have to take care of her papers first.« In the car sits a young Chinese woman who speaks neither Greek nor English. Aria is not amused. What do you do if a language barrier seems insurmountable? A journey into the unknown begins …
Awards for ›Aria‹
Best Short Film – Akbank Short Film Festival 2018 | Special Jury Mention – Athens International Film and Video Festival, Ohio, USA 2018 | Women in Film and Television Award – Guanajuato International Film Festival 2018
Myrsini Aristidou
Myrsini studierte Filmproduktion an der NYU Tisch School of the Arts. 2013 schloss sie ihr Studium in Film und Kunstgeschichte am Pratt Institute in New York ab. Ihr letzter Kurzfilm Semele gewann u. a. den Special Jury Preis für den besten Kurzfilm (Kplus) auf der Berlinale 2016. Derzeit arbeitet sie an ihrem ersten Langspielfilm Borders.
Filme von Myrsini Aristidou
Semele 2015 | Ma’ 2014
