All Virtual Access Pass
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Over the course of a night, a storyteller captures bar patrons with his tale of mysterious magic and petty crime. As new customers enter the bar and the story unfolds, we dive into the imaginations of his audience to reveal unique versions of the oddball characters the rhapsodist has created.
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Director
Nikolai Hamel grew up in the US. He taught English in China before moving to the UK in 2012 to get his master’s degree in filmmaking. While there, Nikolai befriended Greek filmmaker Faidra Tsolina and actor Prometheus Aleiferopoulos. Together they made several short films before working on The Rhapsodist.
2023, Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Youth Jury Award
- Year2023
- Runtime87 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Greek
- CountryGreece
- PremiereInternational Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorNikolai Hamel
- ScreenwriterNikolai Hamel, Prometheus Aleifer
- ProducerNicholas Alavanos, Nikolai Hamel, Christina Stavropoulou
- CastPromitheas Aleiferopoulos, Thanos Tokakis, Maria Katsandri, Natalia Swift, Kostas Berikopoulos, Erikos Litsis, Sandra Abuelghanam, Panos Zigouros, Antonis Tsiller, Takis Sakelariou, Fanis Milleounis, Socratis Patsikas
- CinematographerThomas Tsiftelis
- EditorMathias Askeland
- Sound DesignStavros Avramidis
- MusicResearch Prins Obi
All Virtual Access Pass
Provides Admission to all Films screened virtually
during the 18th LAGFF
Over the course of a night, a storyteller captures bar patrons with his tale of mysterious magic and petty crime. As new customers enter the bar and the story unfolds, we dive into the imaginations of his audience to reveal unique versions of the oddball characters the rhapsodist has created.
.
.
Director
Nikolai Hamel grew up in the US. He taught English in China before moving to the UK in 2012 to get his master’s degree in filmmaking. While there, Nikolai befriended Greek filmmaker Faidra Tsolina and actor Prometheus Aleiferopoulos. Together they made several short films before working on The Rhapsodist.
2023, Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Youth Jury Award
- Year2023
- Runtime87 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Greek
- CountryGreece
- PremiereInternational Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorNikolai Hamel
- ScreenwriterNikolai Hamel, Prometheus Aleifer
- ProducerNicholas Alavanos, Nikolai Hamel, Christina Stavropoulou
- CastPromitheas Aleiferopoulos, Thanos Tokakis, Maria Katsandri, Natalia Swift, Kostas Berikopoulos, Erikos Litsis, Sandra Abuelghanam, Panos Zigouros, Antonis Tsiller, Takis Sakelariou, Fanis Milleounis, Socratis Patsikas
- CinematographerThomas Tsiftelis
- EditorMathias Askeland
- Sound DesignStavros Avramidis
- MusicResearch Prins Obi