FREE ELIZA (NOTES ON AN ANATOMICAL IMPERFECTION) Short Film Competition

FREE ELIZA (NOTES ON AN ANATOMICAL IMPERFECTION)

North American Premiere

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1

Eliza works at a glamorous hotel resort designed to keep guests constantly satisfied. But within this world of toxic positivity, she possesses a rare liability: a condition leaving her physically unable to smile.

Alexandra Matheou is a screenwriter and director. Her award-winning short films explore the intimate and the social, and have screened at festivals worldwide such as Cannes, AFI FEST, Palm Springs, São Paulo and many others. In 2019, she founded This Is The Girl Films, an independent production company based in Cyprus.

Flavio Armone
Lights On
lightson@lightsonfilm.org

Screenings

Screens as part of
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1
October 22, 8:15 p.m.

Chinese 2

Details

Country: Cyprus, France, Greece

Year: 2026

Director: Alexandra Matheou

Screenwriter: Alexandra Matheou

Producer: Savvas Stavrou

Director of Photography: Luciana Riso

Editor: Nikos Vavouris

Production Designer: Andreas Antoniou

Costume Designer: Caterina Ttakka

Music: Marilena Orfanou

Cast/Featuring: Grigoria Metheniti, Polyxeni Savva, Zoi Kyprianou, Giorgos Kyriakou, Iole Pitta

Running Time (minutes): 20

Languages: English, Greek, Spanish

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