Smuggling Hendrix

Φυγαδεύοντας τον Χέντριξ

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Yiannis’ plans to leave Cyprus are put on hold when his dog, Jimi, runs away and crosses the UN buffer zone that divides the “Greek” from the “Turkish” side of the island. Since animal exchange between the two “sides” is prohibited, Yiannis reluctantly joins forces with a cast of unexpected characters to smuggle him back.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Marios Piperides
Script: Marios Piperides
Cinematography: Christian Huck
Editing: Stylianos Constantinou
Sound: Aliki Panagi, Costas Varybopiotis
Music: Konstantis Papakonstantinou
Actors: Vicky Papadopoulou, Adam Bousdoukos, Fatih Al, Ozgur Karadeniz, Yannis Kokkinos, Valentinos Kokkinos, Tony Demetriou, Constantinos Tsiolis, Georgia Constantinou
Production: ΑMP Filmworks, Pallas Film, Viewmaster Films
Producers: Janine Teerling, Marios Piperides, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Costas Lambropoulos
Co-production: Ministry of Εducation and Culture of Cyprus, ZDF/ARTE, ERT SA
Co-producers: Yorgos Kyriakos
Costumes: Maria Karapouliou
Sets: Michalis Samiotis, Lydia Mandritou
Make Up: Kyriaki Melidou
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Cyprus, Germany, Greece
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 93΄
Contact: The Match Factory, info@thematchfatrory.de
Awards/Distinctions: Best International Narrative Feature – Tribeca IFF 2018

Marios Piperides

Marios Piperides was born in 1975 in Nicosia, Cyprus. After studying Film Production in the US, he returned to Cyprus in 2002. In 2005 he founded his own production company AMP Filmworks. As a director he has made a documentary and two short films. Smuggling Hendrix is his debut feature as writer/director.

Filmography

2010 The Last Renaming Seats (doc)
2013 The Immortalizer (short)
2015 Down Payment (short)
2018 Smuggling Hendrix