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  • Greek Title Νυχτερινό πραξικόπημα
  • Original Title Overnight Coup
  • Year: 2025
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Country: Cyprus
  • Duration: 17'
  • Director / Scriptwriter: Marina Xenofontos
  • Cinematography: Fern Silva
  • Editing: Nikola Powell
  • Music / Score: Panagiotis Mina
  • Sound: Andreas Hadjipandelis
  • Cast: Lily Waldvogel, Marina Hadjipieri, Ifigenia Karagiorgi, Nefeli Psara, Alexandros Karaolis, Thomas Daskalakis, Kyriakos Kyriakides
  • Production: Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee ‒ Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth
  • Awards: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Best Cinematography Award, St.Moritz Art Film Festival, Best Art Film – ArtReview Prize
  • Color: Color
  • Audio: Sound
  • Language: Cypriot dialect, Greek, English
  • Format: Μη διαθέσιμη πληροφορία

A fragmented biography through the gaze of geography and memory. Following a group of girls’ journey from Limassol to Ayia Napa, this awarded short film tracks the motions of an average night out, while simultaneously navigating the more obscure undercurrents of the landscapes and locations they inhabit.


Marina Xenofontos (b. 1988, Limassol, Cyprus) works with film and sculpture, exploring failure and the marginalisation of personal narratives. Her films include I don’t sleep, I dream (2011), We were supposed to have fun (2011–ongoing), Twice Upon a While (2018), Sunlight Vandalism (2019), and Overnight Coup (2025).


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