The Devouring Eyes

Marianna and her mother, three days of their parallel lives, deconstructed: 1) departures, 2) visions, 3) passions, 4) an ascent

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Syllas Tzoumerkas

Cinematography: Pantelis Mantzanas

Editing: Syllas Tzoumerkas

Sound: Sotiris Papageorgiou

Music: Sakis Papadimitriou

Actors: Amalia Moutousi, Aspasia Alevra, Kostis Tzanokostakis, Dimitris Liolios, Marilita Lambropoulou

Production: Stavrakos Film School, Instituut Media en Re/presentatie, Universiteit Utrecht

Producers: Syllas Tzoumerkas

Format: 35mm Color

Production Country: Greece

Production Year: 2000

Duration: 26

Syllas Tzoumerkas

He was born in 1978 in Thessaloniki and belongs to the new generation of Greek directors. He studied Film Direction, Theater and Acting in Athens (University of Athens, Stavrakos Film School), Utrecht (Instituut Media en Re/presentatie, 1999-2000) and NewYork (the Stella Adler Studio, 2006). He directed the awarded short films The Devouring Eyes (Official Selection - Cinefondation - Cannes IFF 2001, Jury Prize - Karlovy Vary FF 2001) and Rain (Best Greek Short Filmof the Year - Greek FilmAwards 2002). For three years heworked as a director for the prime-time news showFakeloi (Mega Channel 2004-2006, thrice a Best News Showof the Yearwinner). His work credits include direction and video art for stage performances in Athens, script writing for short films and TV films, research and direction for the TV documentary Ezra Pound – I Wanted to Write Paradise (ERT, 2004), as well as the translation into Greek of Stella Adler’s The Art of Acting. In 2003, he was selected to participate at the 1st Talent Campus of the Berlinale.