OΛΥΜΠΙΑ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙOΥ / OLYMPIA MYTILINAIOU
Vangelis, a shopkeeper in Athens struggles to keep head above water in a country suffering from secular stagnation. On the day of his son's birthday, his desperation leads him to take actions that he will soon come to regret.
Alexander Zwart (1983) is an award-winning Norwegian director who began his career as an actor. He has directed several short films, music videos and commercials. Stagnation won Best Picture at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.
Olympia Mytilinaiou is a renowned and awarded cinematographer, based in Athens. Born and raised in Northern Greece, at the foot of Mount Olympus, from an early age she developed a passion and understanding for natural light. After working as a camera assistant in cinema for several years, she began her career as a cinematographer in 1999. Since then, she has made many feature and short films, documentaries, TV commercials, corporate and music videos, video art and more. Most of her film productions have premiered at many acclaimed film festivals around the world.
