A dying palm tree, a doomed romance, and a mother who wants to move on. This will be Alkistis’ last summer on the Athenian Riviera.

Orfeas Peretzis studied Psychology at Stirling University (Scotland), Film & Video Directing at UCA (UK), and Screenwriting at the London Film School. Recently he completed the essay film IODINE: Greece on the ruins of Missolonghi, which won the Audience Award at the International Competition FILM FORWARD of Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (2022). He has directed & written 6 short films, a feature documentary, docudramas and doc-series for the television. He has won Best Film from the Hellenic Film Critics Association (2014), a 1st Prize from the Royal Television Society (UK), and a 1st Prize at the Drama International Film Festival in Greece. He is a 2019 Berlinale Talent Alumni and Artworks Scholar (Stavros Niarchos Foundation).

2024-São Paulo International Film Festival

2024-Brazil -World PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival

2024-Greece - Prize from the Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), “FOS” Award (Best Debut Actress in a Greek Feature Film) for Eva Samioti and Myrto Meitani-Kastrinaki, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) AwardFilmFestival Cottbus 2024-Germany - Outstanding Individual Performance Award for Eva Samioti

2025-Festival De Cine Global Santo Domingo

2025-KINO Athens - Independent Film Festival of Athens

2025-The Greek Film Festival in Berlin

2025-San Francisco Greek Film Festival

2025-Istanbul Film Festival