FAVOURITE GREEK SHORT FILMS
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1. Hector Malot: The Last Day of the Year (2018)
24 min | Short, Drama
New Year's eve dawns in a moon-kissed car, and Sofia has a dream that she tells no one: while walking on a desert, she gets to know that she is sick. She pretends she does not care. Has she lost her heart?
Director: Jacqueline Lentzou | Stars: Sofia Kokkali, Katerina Zisoudi, Nikos Zeginoglou, Nikos Panagiotopoulos
Votes: 235
9,7/10
2. Casus belli (2010)
11 min | Short
All kinds of people are waiting in seven different queues. The first person of each queue becomes the last of the next one, thus creating an enormous human line. But at the end of the line, it all begins backwards again.
Director: Yorgos Zois | Stars: Iris Ponkina, Hara Aga, Michalis Ainatzoglou, Kostas Alexandrou
Votes: 541
9,5/10
3. Semele (2015)
13 min | Short, Drama, Family
A school note is just the excuse for Semele to visit her long absent father.
Director: Myrsini Aristidou | Stars: Athos Antoniou, Kimon Apostolopoulos, Paris Aristides, Vasiliki Kokkoliadi
Votes: 126
9,4/10
4. Electric Swan (2019)
40 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
On Avenida Libertador 2050, a building moves and the ceiling shivers, causing a strange nausea that devours its residents. Those who live on the top are afraid they'll fall, the ones who live beneath are afraid they'll drown.
Director: Konstantina Kotzamani | Stars: Juan Carlos Aduviri, Nelly Prince, Elisa Massino, Nikita Zuckerberg
Votes: 352
9,2/10
5. Postcards from the End of the World (2019)
23 min | Short, Drama
Trapped in a seemingly dull family vacation, Dimitra, Dimitris and their two daughters will have to find a way out of a secluded island in the Mediterranean, when confronted with the unexpected end of the world.
Director: Konstantinos Antonopoulos | Stars: Angeliki Dimitrakopoulou, Giorgos Gallos, Isavella Anagnostopoulou, Dimitris Bitos
Votes: 213
9,2/10
6. The Distance Between Us and the Sky (2019)
9 min | Short, Drama
Two strangers meet for the first time at an old gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded. Lacking money to get home, he will try to sell him the distance that separates them from the sky.
Director: Vasilis Kekatos | Stars: Ioko Ioannis Kotidis, Nikos Zeginoglou
Votes: 913
9,1/10
7. Vourvourou (2018)
23 min | Short, Drama, Family
Six-year-old Markos , whose aim is to find out where the sun sleeps during his visit in isolated Vourvourou to see his grandfather, stumbles upon the most important stages in life.
Director: Karina Logothetis | Stars: Elli Anastasiou, Fani Kalogirou-Valti, Kostas Laskos, Andreas Mitsioulis
Votes: 97
9,1/10
8. Aria (III) (2017)
13 min | Short, Drama
Athens, today. Seventeen-year-old, Aria working at the local kebab place, is waiting for a driving lesson with her father.
Director: Myrsini Aristidou | Stars: Audrey Giacomini, Chryssa Platsatoura, Takis Spyridakis, Giannis Stankoglou
Votes: 130
9/10
9. Dream Toy (2015)
13 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
Something lies beneath the bed of this cluttered kid's room. What's it waiting for?
Director: Christos Houliaras | Stars: Alexandros Chamous, Spiros Chamous, Chrysa Markata, Vangelis Mourikis
Votes: 53
9/10
10. Kioku Before Summer Comes (2018)
18 min | Short, Comedy
An everyday memory collage of two siblings who are longing for summer.
Director: Kostis Charamountanis | Stars: Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Eleana Kaukala, Kristof Lamp, Elsa Lekakou
Votes: 23
8,9/10
11. When I Smile My Eyes Close (2020)
17 min | Short
A teenage girl believes she never dreams, or otherwise doesn't remember any of her dreams; apparently, they are too dull to be worth keeping. But in the course of a single day at home, time... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Bolda | Stars: Sandra Abuelghanam, Natalia Swift
Votes: 43
8,7/10
12. Fox (2016)
29 min | Short, Drama
Stephanos is a boy working out. He does not know though, that he soon will be carrying the burden's of a man.
Director: Jacqueline Lentzou | Stars: Nikos Zeginoglou, Nota Tserniafski, Katerina Zisoudi, Mikaela Choleza
Votes: 123
8,7/10
13. The Silence of the Dying Fish (2018)
19 min | Short, Drama
On his way to work, a lonely fish-farm worker learns he died the day before. Oblivious to his preposterous condition, he spends his last day on Earth trying to verify his existence. What will become of his poor canaries?
Director: Vasilis Kekatos | Stars: Andreas Konstantinou, Alexandra K., Aggelos Skasilas, Alexandros Papaioannou
Votes: 399
8,6/10
14. Manodopera (2016)
30 min | Short, Drama
An immigrant worker renovates a flat. Young men reflect on their existence.
Director: Loukianos Moshonas | Stars: Nikolas Dervenoulias, Anastasis Roubakos, Panagiotis Oikonomopoulos, Altino Katro
Votes: 38
8,6/10
15. Washingtonia (2014)
24 min | Short, Drama
Washingtonia is the only palm tree that its heart is not devoured by the red beetle. Because it's heart is small and dry and no one likes small and dry hearts.
Director: Konstantina Kotzamani | Stars: Mamadou Diallo, Eftychia Stefanidou, Katerina Iliadi, Nikos Christofidis
Votes: 179
8,5/10
16. Patision Avenue (2018)
13 min | Short, Drama
A single mother's most important roles in life will collide over the phone, during a long-take shot in the centre of Athens.
Director: Thanasis Neofotistos | Stars: Marina Symeou, Konstantina Koutsonasiou, Dimitra Alexandrakou, Zoi Bekio-Zanniko
Votes: 2,479
8,5/10
17. Hiwa (2017)
11 min | Short, Drama
A filipino man's nightmare in Athens cityscape.
Director: Jacqueline Lentzou
Votes: 88
8,4/10
18. Dam (2017)
17 min | Short, Drama
A violent change in the environment, is reflected on a family's collision. A young girl is obligated to leave her dog behind, before her family abandons their home in the village, because of the construction of a dam.
Director: Yorgos Teltzidis | Stars: Simos Kakalas, Konstantina Takalou, Stamatia Papathanasi, Dimitris Abatzis
Votes: 45
8,3/10
19. Generator (2013)
19 min | Short, Drama, Family
Savas, a fifty year old father, living in Athens sees his life collapsing in front of him. How did he get there? What can be done now? Outside the walls of his little shop the world is ... See full summary »
Director: Nikoleta Leousi | Stars: Vasilis Anastasiou, Lila Baklesi, Fokion Bogris, Giorgos Fourtounis
Votes: 59
8,2/10
20. Avanos (2018)
20 min | Short, Drama
Tasos, an ex-convict, is feeling responsible for his friend's accident at their workplace, a slaughterhouse. Kiki, a waitress at the local tavern falls once again victim to sexual ... See full summary »
Director: Panagiotis Charamis | Stars: Kimonas Kouris, Marianthi Pantelopoulou, Nikos Georgakis, Konstantinos Siradakis
Votes: 41
8,2/10
21. 37 Days (2018)
23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
When Maria, a young pregnant woman is fired, she goes on a birth strike.
Director: Nikoleta Leousi | Stars: Elli Tringou, Giannis Tsortekis, Katerina Lypiridou, Julio Katsis
Votes: 96
8,2/10
22. Sad Girl Weekend (2019)
15 min | Short, Drama
Three best friends are spending their last weekend together, since the two of them are leaving to study abroad. Sooner or later, they realize that goodbyes are hard.
Directors: Dimitris Tsakaleas, Lida Vartzioti | Stars: Natasa Exintaveloni, Elsa Lekakou, Georgina Liossi, Dionisis Makris
Votes: 105
8,2/10
23. Alice in the Cafe (2016)
19 min | Short, Drama
With the economic crisis in the background of the story, Bill, the main character of the film decides to change his life. Within the same day loose his, meets Alice in a café, decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Dimitris Nakos | Stars: Prometheus Aleifer, Eleni Gerasimidou, Maria Kehayioglou, Ioanna Kolliopoulou
Votes: 24
8,1/10
24. Cedar Wolf (2019)
13 min | Short, Drama
Zohair, a 14 year old refugee from Afghanistan, finds himself trapped in legal limbo in Greece. While wandering around Athens, he recollects his hometown.
Director: Sofia Georgovassili | Star: Aris Servetalis
Votes: 31
8,1/10
25. Cowboy (II) (2017)
23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In a few days Minas is going to participate in a TV show called "Talent of the year". A TV crew follows him in his everyday life interviewing him and his closest people, until the big day ... See full summary »
Director: Giannis Haritidis | Stars: Irene Boudali, Giorgos Chrysostomou, Sofia Kokkali, Eleni Kokkidou
Votes: 48
8/10
26. The Forest (2018)
18 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future world with no nature, a theme park with a few remaining plants exists.
Director: Lia Tsalta | Stars: Raneli Kaseväli, Eleni Molfeta, Elena Topalidou
Votes: 82
8/10
27. Ourania (2017)
16 min | Short, Drama
Ourania is a middle aged woman who has neglected herself. The appearance of a young man will help her regain her long lost woman nature.
Director: Despoina Kourti | Stars: Fotini Baxevani, Ilias Moulas, Kostas Laskos
Votes: 32
8/10
28. Greek School Prayer (2014)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
Two high school students. While seeking their identity, through violence, they will inevitably test each other's boundaries.
Director: Thanasis Neofotistos | Stars: Christos Karavevas, Stelios Karambinas, Korina Alexandridou, Vicky Ntoulia
Votes: 233
8/10
29. Index (II) (2019)
11 min | Short, Drama
The boat that will transfer Dana's family to Europe is ready to go, but his son, Alan, refuses to leave the truck.
Director: Nicolas Kolovos | Stars: Leis Yasin, Zana Penjweni, Ali Al Saidan, Asmaa Al Bayati
Votes: 79
7,9/10
30. Maneki Neko (2017)
19 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
The unexpected encounter of two strangers and their agreement while waiting for a cab to share the cost of the ride, becomes the motive for the anatomy of a relationship.
Director: Manolis Mavris | Stars: Giannis Diamantis, Nikol Drizi, Maria Filini, Haris Fragoulis
Votes: 84
7,8/10
31. Third Kind (2018)
32 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Earth has been abandoned for a long time and humanity has found refuge in outer space. Three archaeologists return to Earth to investigate the origin of a mysterious five tone signal.
Director: Yorgos Zois | Stars: Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Effi Rabsilber, Nikolas Hanakoulas, Miankhail Waris Awalgul
Votes: 208
7,7/10
32. Play (II) (2017)
33 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Most adults dream of staying in childhood forever; go through life like a game, free of society's rules and restrictions. Five employees in a metal company put this dream into effect. What ... See full summary »
Director: Vangelis Liberopoulos | Stars: Yannis Drakopoulos, Nikos Georgakis, Panis Kalofolias, Yiorgos Kendros
Votes: 87
7,6/10
33. Birthday (2016)
13 min | Short, Drama
Marios, a young man with cerebral palsy, is waiting for his uncle, with his mother at home, to celebrate together his 22nd birthday. But the arrival of his uncle, with his new girlfriend, ... See full summary »
Director: Dimitris Katsimiris | Stars: Chrisothemis Amanatidi, Thomas Chavianidis, Arietta Moutousi, Ilias Valasis
Votes: 39
7,5/10
34. Molly 6 to 8 (2018)
18 min | Short, Romance
It's the '60s and Sporos has a date with Molly his "6 to 8 girl" from the wild teenage years. Their meeting will bring about lost dreams and unfulfilled desires. A bittersweet farewell to a relationship and an era.
Director: Efthymis Micheloudakis | Stars: Giorgos Bougioukos, Stamos Dimitropoulos, Haris Fragoulis, Nikoletta Haratzoglou
Votes: 58
7,5/10
35. Dog of Chamomile (2019)
10 min | Documentary, Short
The dog of Chamomile goes to a beauty pageant only to be rejected because his tail could be better.
Director: Kostis Charamountanis | Stars: Kostis Charamountanis, Theodosis Dimitriadis, Afroditi Kapokaki
Votes: 17
7,5/10
36. Elephantas (2014)
20 min | Short, Action, Drama
A strange man.A night bus.An urban film in 6 chapters.
Director: Vagelis Zouglos | Stars: Omiros Poulakis, Blaine Reininger, Hristodoulos Stilianos, Maria Tzani
Votes: 30
7,4/10
37. O Elvis einai nekros (2013)
8 min | Short
Today is the one year anniversary of Nikos' and Sofia's break-up. But Nikos misses Sofia. And he wants to see her. So, he will use Elvis in order to get her back.
Director: Stergios Paschos | Stars: Haris Fragoulis, Iro Bezou
Votes: 239
7,4/10
38. Entropia (I) (2018)
Short, Drama
It's Eleni's birthday. Friends and relatives are gathering together. Their relationships are going to be tested.
Director: Christos Tatsis | Stars: Manolis Ginis, Simos Kakalas, Katerina Lypiridou, Ioanna Mavrea
Votes: 65
7,4/10
39. Largo (2012)
13 min | Short, Romance
An unfinished love story between glimpses on wheels.
Director: Stergios Paschos | Stars: Betty Livanou, Haris Fragoulis, Ilianna Mavromati, Magdalini Metaxa
Votes: 160
7,3/10
40. Thirteen Blue (2013)
18 min | Short, Drama, Family
An intimate character study of a young teenage girl who tries to make sense of her surroundings by diving in her own world.
Director: Jacqueline Lentzou | Stars: Emmanuela Lia, Emmanuela Sfyridi, Ifigeneia Deligiannidi, Yannis Karamfilis
Votes: 38
7,3/10
41. March 4 (2015)
15 min | Short, Drama
Maria, a young girl from Ukraine, watching Mrs. Ourania in a village in Greece. Only Chris knows her secret. March 4 is Marias' last chance.
Director: Dimitris Nakos | Stars: Giannis Anastasakis, Olga Damani, Pavlos Iordanopoulos, Anastasis Kolovos
Votes: 19
7,3/10
42. Nemercka (2016)
13 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Missing her, will take him to a journey. He will cross by foot the place they met and lived, so that in a way he can see her again.
Director: Avrilios Karakostas | Stars: Poly Andreadi, Nikos Flessas, Aggelos Skasilas
Votes: 21
7,2/10
43. Amendment 10/60 (2013)
22 min | Short, History, Mystery
In a post nuclear era where owning books is a felony and the intellectual community is persecuted, a group of scientists is trying in vain to find a way to save the world. A Professor's ... See full summary »
Director: Akis Polizos | Stars: Orfeas Avgoustidis, Giorgos Gallos, Alexandros Logothetis, Vicky Papadopoulou
Votes: 100
7,2/10
44. The Ticket (2017)
17 min | Short, Drama
We follow the course of a ticket for Public Transportation as it passes from hand to hand. Each person that holds the ticket carries his own story and a social problem as well. A social recording of the Greek crisis.
Director: Haris Stathopoulos | Stars: Dimitra Syrou, Stefanos Mwange, Christos Kontogeorgis, Thanassis Chalkias
Votes: 26
7,2/10
45. Dinner for Few (2014)
TV-MA | 10 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A sociopolitical metaphor of the world as a formal dinner that takes an unexpected turn when there's no more food to be served.
Director: Athanassios Vakalis
Votes: 571
7,2/10
46. Mum, I'm back (2017)
5 min | Short
A woman returns, after 40 years, to the village where she was born. The cause is the death of her mother.
Director: Dimitris Katsimiris | Stars: Thanassis Chalkias, Giannis Tsortekis
Votes: 37
7,1/10
47. Fig (2015)
13 min | Short, Drama
Eleni asks for a fig on her deathbed. Her husband, Kostas goes to the nearest tree to get one, but falls down and breaks his foot. Time is short, and Kostas is old. With one fig in his hand... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Kolovos | Stars: Kostas Laskos, Katerina Misichroni, Vivi Petralidou
Votes: 73
7,1/10
48. Bunny(s) Cake (2014)
11 min | Short
A photographer is building a relationship with a girl, having the act of photography as the intermediate space between them. Based on "L'avventura di un fotografo" by Italo Calvino.
Director: Evi Avdelidou | Stars: Giannis Kokolakis, Romanna Lobach
Votes: 9
7/10
49. Ellinikon (2019)
19 min | Short, Drama
In the abandoned airport of Ellinikon, a man's peaceful solitude is disrupted by bustling activity, and his ticket out might lead him right back to his starting place.
Director: Konstantinos Prepis | Stars: Fotini Baxevani, Spyros Fokas, Kostas Laskos, Mary Nanou
Votes: 20
7/10
50. Ummi (2016)
15 min | Short, Drama
Mohamed, a six year old refugee, finds himself alone in a crowded Aegean beach. He is hiding behind a rock, watching the tourists bathing and waiting for his mother to come back. He lost ... See full summary »
Director: Niko Avgoustidi | Stars: Mohamed Badawy, Chrisi Pitianou, Anna Maria Reppa
Votes: 40
7/10
51. Rouge (2019)
18 min | Short
A sexist violence incident fires tension in Danai's friendship with Ilona and Toufa. Torn between theory and practice, the three friends realize that patriarchy won't die with bottles (only), and they now have marks to prove it.
Director: Kostis Theodosopoulos | Stars: Maria Kehayioglou, Sofia Kokkali, Panos Koronis, Romanna Lobach
Votes: 59
6,9/10
52. John & Jenny (2018)
14 min | Short, Drama, Family | Completed
A family drama about two strangers.
Director: Nikoleta Leousi | Stars: Stella Vogiatzaki, Charilaos Chalkias
Votes: 7
6,9/10
53. Astrometal (2017)
15 min | Short, Drama
Two boys and a girl prepare for nightclubbing in the heart of Athens. Arriving, they face a deserted club, where music plays blaring but there is no one to listen.
Director: Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis | Stars: Michalis Sarantis, Efthalia Papacosta, Yiannis Niarros, Tita Bonatsou
Votes: 22
6,9/10
54. Copa-Loca (2017)
14 min | Short, Drama
This is the story of Copa-Loca, an abandoned Greek summer resort. Paulina is the girl at the heart of Copa-Loca. Everyone cares for her and she cares about everyone - in every possible way.
Director: Christos Massalas | Stars: Elsa Lekakou, Pavlos Iordanopoulos, Stathis Stamoulakatos, Talat Iqbal
Votes: 272
6,8/10
55. Limbo (VI) (2016)
30 min | Short, Drama
The leopard shall lie down with the goat. The wolves shall live with the lambs. And the young boy will lead them.
Director: Konstantina Kotzamani | Stars: Felix Margenfeld, Aggelos Ntanos, Lucjano Cani, Haris Fountas
Votes: 245
6,8/10
56. Akryliko (2016)
17 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
The first sexual experience of a sensitive 16-year-old girl becomes the starting point of an emotional journey towards adulthood and reconciliation through music and its power.
Director: Nikos Pastras | Stars: Daphné Patakia, Kostis Charamountanis, Sissi Rada
Votes: 117
6,7/10
57. Face Down (2011)
19 min | Short, Drama
A man's return to his homeland signals the violence that ''equilibrium'' requires.
Director: Giorgos Fourtounis | Stars: Giorgos Symeonidis, Eleni Vergeti
Votes: 38
6,7/10
58. Freezer (2017)
17 min | Short, Drama
Tassos, a man just over 50 years old, with a career in the marketing and commercial direction of large corporations, has been unemployed for three years now.
Director: Dimitris Nakos | Stars: Akilas Karazisis, Maria Skoula, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Maria Kallimani
Votes: 89
6,7/10
59. Preparation (2017)
16 min | Short, Drama
Three women in one house. A family in three generations tries to accustom itself to the imminent death of one of its members.
Director: Sofia Georgovassili | Stars: Ivonni Maltezou, Nancy Sideri, Maria Skoula
Votes: 34
6,7/10
60. Hippocampus (I) (2017)
10 min | Short, Drama
A couple that was never separated, during its three most important moments of their lives: when they met, at the peak of their love and when one of them dies.
Director: Themis Katz | Stars: Fay Asimakopoulou, Giorgos Biniaris, Thanos Chronis, Antigone Kalatzi
Votes: 12
6,6/10
61. 8th Continent (2017)
11 min | Short
In Lesvos island an old abandoned dump lies on a mountain with two big craters. The craters are overflown by thousands of life jackets from the refugee waves. A worker is the only ... See full summary »
Director: Yorgos Zois | Star: Pavlos Iordanopoulos
Votes: 82
6,6/10
62. Titloi telous (2012)
10 min | Short
In Greece the advertisement in exterior billboards has been forbidden. As a result there are hundreds of empty frames that don't carry any messages. But the empty frames are now the message. And we are out of frame.
Director: Yorgos Zois
Votes: 79
6,5/10
63. W (2019)
6 min | Short, Drama
A teacher is set to do his daily routine classroom at the school he works, during one of the most difficult days to teach.
Director: Stelios Koupetoris | Star: Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos
Votes: 34
6,4/10
64. Mom's Movie (2019)
12 min | Short
A mother is too keen on having her baby daughter pass her infant aquatics survival exam.
Director: Stella Kyriakopoulos | Stars: Maria Filini, Sofia Koroni
Votes: 59
6,1/10
65. The Locksmith (2015)
5 min | Short, Comedy
A down on his luck locksmith, who hasn't had a lot of work lately, finds himself at the service of a customer who really needs his help.
Director: Miltiades Christides | Stars: Yorgos Arachovitis, Michalis Avratoglou, Miltiades Christides, Kostas Nikouli
Votes: 13
6/10
66. If Rape Was Legal (2013)
19 min | Short, Thriller
Mark and his father goes for petrol, leaving Mark's daughter in the car on a distant road.
Director: Alexandros Sipsidis | Stars: Ieronymos Kaletsanos, Dimitris Bikiropoulos, Romanna Lobach, Sylvia Annousaki
Votes: 27
5,6/10
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