Daphne
Daphne (2022) | 18 min. | Cyprus/Greece | drama | fiction
Written and Directed by Tonia Mishiali
Daphne switches from one sexual partner to the next, but does not seem to be satisfied, at least not with what she thought she needed; until she finds a wounded dog in the street. How far would she go to feel some affection?
Synopsis
Divorcee Daphne lives with her 10-year-old socially awkward son, who has hardly any communication with her. She works from home due to the pandemic restrictive measures, so she has no other physical interaction. She signs up on a dating app and switches from one sexual partner to the next, but does not seem to be satisfied at least not with what she thought she needed; until she finds a wounded dog in the street. How far would she go to feel affection once again?
Festivals + Awards
AWARDS
1. Best Female Leading Role Award (for Niovi Charalambous) (National Competition) - Drama International Short film festival (Sept 2022)
2. Best Film Award (National Competition) - The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (Oct 2022)
3. Best Director Award (for Tonia Mishiali) (National Competition) - The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (Oct 2022)
4. Best Performance Award (for Niovi Charalambous) (National Competition) - The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (Oct 2022)
5. Best Actress Award - Athens Marathon Film Festival (Nov. 2022)
6. Best Greek Director Award - Athens Marathon Film Festival (Nov. 2022)
7. Best Screenplay Award - Athens Marathon Film Festival (Nov. 2022)
FESTIVALS / OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
1. Drama International Short film festival (Sept 2022) *awarded
2. Athens International Film Festival - Opening Nights (Sept 2022)
3. The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (Oct 2022) *awarded
4. Raindance film festival (Oct 2022)
5. CineMed Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen Montpellier (Oct 2022)
6. Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 2022)
7. Pöff Shorts (Tallin Black Nights International Film Festival) (Nov 2022)
8. Olhares do Mediterrâneo Women's film festival (Nov 2022)
9. Athens Marathon Film Festival (Nov. 2022) *awarded
10. Clermont-Ferrand International Short film festival (Jan 2023)
11. Barcelona Greek Film Festival (February 2023)
12. Seefest Los Angeles (April 2023)
13. San Fransisco Greek Film Festival (April 2023)
14. Short Encounters IFF (May 2023)
15. Psarokokalo Film Festival (July 2023)
In the press
Credits
Written, directed and produced by Tonia Mishiali
With
Niovi Charalambous
Fivos Papacostas
Andreas Papamichalopoulos
Izel Seylani
Giulio Filippo D’Errico
Harry Charalambous-Kazepis
Katerina Kyriacou
Kyriacos Kyriacou
Mo the dog
and
Antonis Katsaris
Director of photography Yorgos Rahmatoulin
Production designer Christy Polydorou
Editing, titles and compositing Emilios Avraam
Sound recording, design and mixing Christos Kyriacoullis
Colour grading / DCP mastering Panicos Petrides
Original Music Christos Kyriacoullis
Music soundtrack Delirium Elephants
Delegate producer Constantinos Nikiforou
1st Assistant Director Andreas Sheittanis
1st Assistant camera Kyriacos Mosfiliotis
2nd assistant camera / Data wrangler George Athanasiou
Costume designer Marios Messios
Art Assistant Orestis Christodoulakis
Booman Andreas Constantinou
Gaffer Kyriakos Politis
Electricians Manolis Hadjiconstantinou, Cecilia Tselepidi
Head Grip George Trakoshis
Grip/Driver Junior
Steadicam Nick Karatsaousides
Production Assistants Katerina Kyriacou, Andreas Michaelides, Giorgos Flerianos, Stavros Zalien
Catering Christos Michaelides
Behind the scenes Photographer Marinos Angelides
Poster Design Panayiotis Christofides - Bold. Graphic Design
Script Consultant Pavel Marek
Co-producers
Ilias Ktistakis
Yorgos Rahmatoulin
Polyvios Symeonides
Constantinos Nikiforou
Christy Polydorou
Panicos Petrides
Christos Kyriacoullis
Emilios Avraam
Kyriacos Mosfiliotis
Andros Achilleos
Marios Messios
“Get drugged” | Music, Lyrics & Performance by Demetris Zachariou | Production & Orchestration by Delirium Elephants (from the album “Spaceman in love”)
“Julius Verne” | Music, Lyrics & Performance by Demetris Zachariou | Production & Orchestration by Delirium Elephants (from the album “Spaceman in love”)
“All that and more” | Music, Lyrics & Performance by Demetris Zachariou | Production & Orchestration by Delirium Elephants (from the album “Spaceman in love”)
Sponsored by Digital Tree
Co-produced by Caretta films, Master and Slave, Fullmoon Productions, Movies and stories, A.B. Seahorse Film Productions, White Balance
Produced by Bark like a cat films
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