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Movie poster for 'In the Mood for Food' featuring two male faces at the top, a car in the center with two people inside, and a dark background. The car appears to be melting or distorted.

In the Mood for Food

2022

Two men form an unusual friendship, over months of eating fast-food together in a parking lot, behind their wives’ backs.

A short-film written, directed and edited
by Alex Machlouzarides-Shalit

Starring - Haris Attonis, Valentinos Kokkinos, Nayia Anastasiadou

WATCH HERE

Awards

1. QueerWave Film Festival 2025- Official Selection with Q+A and roundtable discussion

2. Athens International Film Festival 2022 - Best Directing (Honourable Mention)

3. Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite 2022 – Best Veteran Film (Nominee)

4. Micro μ festival 2022 – Official Selection

Two men are sitting on the hood of a small gray car, eating. It is nighttime, and they are in an outdoor parking lot with trees in the background.
A man and a woman are having a conversation outdoors near a wall, with trees and plants in the background, during the evening.
Two men sitting in a car at night, with one reaching forward to pick up condiments and fast food wrapped in paper on the dashboard.
A dark parking lot at night with a single gray car parked and streetlights illuminating the area, with trees and buildings in the background.
A man with a beard and short hair in a dark setting, lighting from the side, holding a stick or cigarette in his mouth, with a blurred background suggesting nighttime.