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20 Euros

14’, 2024

A couple's night out is interrupted by a man in a parking lot, who challenges their perceptions of modern-day masculinity.

The very first Cypriot film selected by the OMELETO Platform!

A Short Film Written and Directed
by Alex Machlouzarides-Shalit

https://youtu.be/Q4rfVUl0GjE?si=FJpQv93-QNLZbddw

Produced by AB Seahorse Productions

Funded by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture

Written, Directed & Edited by

Alex Machlouzarides-Shalit

Starring - Anthi Kasinou, Constantinos Tsitsios,
George Avraam, Maria Constantinou, Stavros Patsias

Cinematography by - Stephan Metzner
Production Manager - Natalia Der Parthogh
Art Director - Mikaella Socratous
Starring - Anthi Kasinou, Constantinos Tsitsios,
George Avraam, Maria Constantinou, Stavros Patsias

Credits

1.    Liverpool Indie Awards 2025 - BEST SHORT FILM of the Year + Invitation to be the lead Judge of the Short Film for the 2026 Film Festival

2.    Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2025 (BAFTA Qualifying) – NOMINATED BEST FOREIGN SHORT

3.    Los Angeles Greek Film Festival 2025 – OFFICIAL SELECTION

4.    Cyprus Horror Society 2025 - BEST THRILLER + BEST ACTRESS + AUDIENCE AWARD

5.    SHORT to the POINT 2025 - BEST THRILLER

6.    London Frames International Film Festival 2025 - BEST CRIME FILM

7.    Absurd Film Festival 2025 - BEST CRIME / THRILLER

8.    NICKEL Indie Film Festival 2025 (Canadian Screen Award Qualifying) – Nominated Best Foreign Short

9.    CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 – BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY + HONOURABLE MENTION BEST DIRECTING

10. Luminary Independent Film Fiesta 2025 – BEST WRITING 2025 WINNER

11. International Short Film Festival Cyprus 2024 - Official Selection

12. Greece International Film Festival 2025 - HONOURABLE MENTION

13. Photopolis festival 2025 – Best Short film FINALIST

14. SHORTED 2024 – NOMINEE

 

Awards

Two people waiting in an empty parking lot at night, with a few cars and distant streetlights visible.
Three young adults standing outdoors at night, engaged in a serious conversation. The central figure is a man with short dark hair, wearing a black t-shirt and a dark jacket with a maroon hoodie. To his right, a woman with long wavy hair and glasses,
A young man and woman sitting at a bar or restaurant, looking at each other, with drinks in front of them, dim lighting, and a blurred background.
A man with short dark hair and a surface fade haircut sitting at a bar, with a woman with dark hair and a bob cut smiling beside him. The background shows a bartender and a dimly lit bar scene.
A woman with curly hair and a woman with short hair sitting in a car, talking.
A young man with short dark hair and a septum piercing sitting in the driver's seat of a car at night, looking towards a person in the passenger seat.
A young man wearing a black beanie, gray jacket, and black hoodie standing outdoors at night with blurred lights and construction equipment in the background.
A close-up of a man with dark hair and a beard looking straight ahead at night, with others blurred in the background.
A woman and a man are sitting face-to-face in a dimly lit setting, with blue and purple lighting in the background. The woman has dark hair, wears a headscarf, and red lipstick. The man has short, curly hair and is wearing a beige jacket over a black
On a dark night, a film crew is shooting a scene with one man standing outside a car and another man sitting inside, with a camera in the foreground.
Two men are on a film set operating a camera, one wearing glasses and a cap, and the other looking at the monitor, both passionately focused. A third person is in the background, sitting with a green lighting backdrop.
Three people are playing pool in a dimly lit room with a blackboard wall decorated with drawings and writing. One person leans on the pool table, wearing headphones and a watch, while another stands across holding a pool cue and smiling. A third pers
A man with a beard wearing headphones is looking at a camera monitor while holding a coffee cup, on a film set at night.
Film crew shooting a scene at night in an empty parking lot, with a man standing in front of a camera and crew members surrounding him.
Filmmakers and crew working on a scene at night on a film set, with a man giving directions and others operating equipment.
A nighttime film shoot with a camera crew filming a young man and woman standing near a tree, as a rat is suspended in mid-air.