1st Micro μ Festival
The beginning in Athens
2011
The first MICRO μ FESTIVAL was successfully held on Monday, September 26, at the Altera Pars. In a crowded theater, despite the strikes, the audience awarded its favorite films by voting after the end of the screening of 15 short films. The attendance was impressive, considering that the festival organizers had deliberately chosen to keep a low profile. There were many people who were watching without seating for more than two hours.
With an atmosphere that changed by each film, the emotional experience of the audience was rich and intense. During the festival, everyone admitted that Greece has very talented young artists.
Closing the festival, the promise of the organizers of MICRO μ FESTIVAL was that beginning from that day the city has a new fresh cultural space for those who choose an independent and collective presentation of cinema.
The award of the beloved film was given by Ms. Katerina Moutsatsou.
Rabbit Heart
13’ | Germany
Director: Stella Fachinger | Screenplay: Anna Leah Bolln | DOP: Felix Janssen
Cast: Camille Moltzen, Yvon Moltzen
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An abandoned factory site. Twelve-year-old Hannes pushes his little brother Oli into increasingly dangerous tests of courage with a bow and arrow. When he puts them both in a life-threatening situation, their power balance begins to crumble.
CITY OF OWLS
14’ | Germany
Director: Zhenia Kazankina | Screenplay: Sofia Boteva, Andrea Gatopoulos | DOP: Luda Kuropyatnikova
Cast: Vera Engalycheva , Lera Yacenko
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On the last evening before her departure, Vera is putting her small sister to bed. To hide the real reason of her leaving, she tells her a bedtime fairy tale instead. It's the story of a city swallowed by an eternal night.
THE UNIFORMED
17’ | Germany
Director & Writer: Timon Ott | DOP: Rafael Kuhn
Cast: Soldiers of the German Armed Forces, Antonis Antoniadis
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At 18, a young man commits to 17 years in the military. Inside the system, he witnesses things he hadn’t thought possible. Many of his comrades consistently make mistakes or lack the physical and mental endurance. The military is well prepared and quietly removes the deviants from the countless formations they have to perform. The young man holds up well, but Frank, his roommate and friend, has a problem. His repeated failures have caught up with him.
Spa Treatment
25’ | France
Director & Writer: Joséphine Ha | DOP: Margot Besson
Cast: Margot Delabouglise, Mathieu Alexandre, Lise Gillet
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At 25, Juliette has greasy hair, absolute certainties, and a broken heart. She also has no place to stay. Thanks to a gift voucher, she arrives at a spa for the next 48 hours and sets her problems aside.
Auntie Lica The Hunchback
15’ | Romania
Director: Paul-Razvan Macove | Screenplay: Paul-Razvan Macovei, Theodor Șoptelea | DOV: Pătru Păunescu
Cast: Oana Rusu, Diana Cavallioti, Visarion Udatu, Bogdan Farcaș, Șerban Pavlu, Valeriu Andriuț, Natalia Badea, Liliana Ghiță, Isabelle Ferrand, Carol Ionescu
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Eva flies back from France expecting a simple funeral. What she gets is a hunchbacked grandma, a furious village priest, and a coffin that just won’t fit. With the church refusing to bend and the body refusing to straighten, Eva is forced to navigate small-town absurdities, family pressure, and funeral logistics that defy common sense. As tradition clashes with practicality, she must find a way to lay her grandma to rest—without completely losing her mind. A dark comedy about death, dignity, and the bizarre rituals we cling to in the name of respect.
The Missing Piece
20’ | France
Director & Writer: Alma Jodorowsky | DOP: Evan Maragkoudakis
Cast: Alma Jodorowsky, Michele Valley
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After her grandmother’s passing, Alma travels to Greece in order to find the missing piece of a jewel, given to her by her relative before her death. During this initiatory journey in her grandma's footsteps, Alma shall go not only through the grieving process, but eventually find another missing piece: the one tied to her desire for life.
Alone
15’ | Russia
Director & Writer: Alexander Abdulyparov | DOP: Andrey Evstygneev
Cast: Alma Jodorowsky, Michele Valley
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There are places where time seems to stand still. A father and son live there, their lives shaped by the rhythm of a small river crossing, everyday routines, and a silence that speaks louder than words. As the seasons pass, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: time never stops, and eventually we all must say goodbye.
Alice Latte e Miele
10’ | Italy
Director & Writer: Riccardo Charlie Marino | DOP: Luca Cavalli
Cast: Rosita Raffaelli, Emma Fasano, Giovanni Conti
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Alice is quirky, dramatic and extremely out of place in her school. Alice lives off fantasies and her biggest one right now is Lorenzo, a guy who couldn’t be more different than her. The only person who seems to stand her is Angelica, her best friend; who will follow Alice in each quest she’ll put herself into to win her crush.
Muses
8’ | Canada
Directors: Ludovico Succio | Screenplay: Alessandra Forte, Sedanur Saygili, Ludovico Succio
Cast: Ludovico Succio, Valeria Bono, Anna Lazzeri, Zakaria Hamza, Noemi Guglietta, Samer Salameh, Gabriele Vacis, Saiyfdin Ayoube
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Italy, 2035. Mansfield, Stendhal and Buzzati are friends and revolutionaries fighting against the regime. Engaged in relays of coded messages hidden in ciphered books, they are forced into a race against time: the fascists are about to take the town of Ovada.
American Dream
13’ | Iran
Director & Writer: Houra Kian | DOP: Mehrdad Afrasiabi
Cast: Darab Dadashzadeh, Shabnam Dadkhah
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A young girl and a boy in love are on a romantic and fantasy date in the style of the movie La La Land. They want to celebrate the girl's birthday, but the young girl reveals the secret of her immigration from Iran.
The Way Through
19’ | Italy
Director: Ludovico Succio | Screenplay: Alessandra Forte, Sedanur Saygili, Ludovico Succio | DOP: Margherita Marzari
Cast: Ludovico Succio, Valeria Bono, Anna Lazzeri, Zakaria Hamza, Noemi Guglietta, Samer Salameh, Gabriele Vacis, Saiyfdin Ayoube
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Italy, 2035. Mansfield, Stendhal and Buzzati are friends and revolutionaries fighting against the regime. Engaged in relays of coded messages hidden in ciphered books, they are forced into a race against time: the fascists are about to take the town of Ovada.
Films
The five favorite films of the first Microμ were the following:
CUT IT
Director:
Vasilis Kalamakis
Cast:
Erikos Litsis, Kostos Ksikominos, Alekos Pagkalos, Thanasis Nakos, Aggeliki Emanouil, Gogo Baka, Kalliopi Tzermani
When Professor Alekos meets Artemis, 25 years younger than him, he chooses to take some extreme measures. A story that teaches us what happens when medicine creates more problems than it can solve.
KETCHUP
Director:
Konstantinos Fragkopoulos
Cast:
Ilias Logothetis, Lena Kitsopoulou, Melina Spetsieri
The common brawl between the elderly father and his divorced daughter will lead to a tragic ending.
“NOMIZES”
Director:
Ifilenia Zachariadou
Cast:
Rena Vouidaskaki, Triantafillos Kalatheris, Triantafillia Tampalaki, Ariadni Zoidi, Afroditi Parzakoni, Adriana Tavatzi, Dimitra Siouka
Rena finds out the truth about the ... meetings of her fiancé and leans on her crazy friends to overcome this fact. They try all sorts of the antidepressant trends and invite us to enter their magic musical world.
THE CONVEYOR
Director:
Dimitris Giamloglou
Cast:
G. Spanias, F. Armenis, D. Trigkas, X. Efthimiou, T. Alexopoulou, E. Papadimitriou, K. Giasemidou
P. lives alone in the house he was born. A casual meeting is enough to awaken some hidden memories. Now he has to fulfill his debt. And then the little boy inside him will cease to fear.
UNDER STRESS
Director:
Paris Patsouridis
Cast:
Markela Afroditi Giannatou, Maria Tsima, Christina Mitropoulou, Dimitris Agoras, Makis Arvanitis
Maria wants, asserts, struggles ... tests the limits, the pressure, herself ... she tries to prove the obvious ... why her and not someone else ...
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IMPERFECTION
Alexandros Leontaritis
Money, a good job and a nice wife. Epimenides, a young man around 30, thought he had everything he needs to be happy. Until one night everything changes when he meets the mysterious Vicky, a woman from his past ... -
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VIRGINIA
Maria Aggeli
The end of the relationship of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sakvil West (excerpts of the play “Virginia” by O’neill) -
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GRAN PARTITA
Alexandros Skouras
The apartments of Christina and Anna are separated by a party wall. The only thing that unites them is Mozart’s piece "Gran Partita". Sometimes, this is just enough. -
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COLD PLATE
Alexandra Sklidi
The breakfast of a couple is disrupted by a stranger entering in their house. Soon we understand that the stranger’s visit is not accidental. -
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PINK RIVER
Zacharias Mavroeidis
Mary returns to Sarajevo after years. Soon, she is back again with her ex, Asya ...
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LAST MEMORY
Christos Venetsianos
A lonely old woman remembers her husband who died in the 2nd World War. This is the "Last Memory" before leaving life ...
