Μaneki Νeko

A guy meets a girl on a quay at the harbor of Piraeus. While they are looking for a taxi, they decide to pretend that they know each other, to share the fare. But once they enter the cab, the driver makes them realize that they actually know each other and share a common past. The film is about a love affair that moves between the real and the imaginary, the dream, and the lived experience. At its core, the film is a comment on the notion of desire.

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Direction: Manolis Mavris

Script: Manolis Mavris, Katerina Mavrogeorgi

Cinematography: Manu Tilinski

Editing: Thodoris Armaos

Sound: Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos

Music: Stavros Gasparatos

Actors: Haris Fragoulis, Christos Sterioglou, Nikolitsa Drizi, Maria Filini, Yannis Diamantis, Anna Michailou

Production: Stathi Twins Productions,mando@stathitwins.com, FeelMe Productions, mk@feelmeproductions.gr

Producers: Mando Stathi, Myrto Stathi, Manolis Kontarinis

Co-producers: Vasilis Konstantilieris

Costumes: Eva Goulakou

Sets: Eva Goulakou

Make Up: Kyriaki Melidou

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Greece

Production Year: 2017

Duration: 19΄

Awards/Distinctions: Best Editing, Best Original Music, Best Sound Design – 40th Greek Short Film Festival in Drama 2017 Best Short Film – 2nd Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival 2018 Best Editing – 2nd The Buddha Int’l Film Festival 2018 Best Film – 7th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival 2018 Best Editing – 5th Firenze Filmcorti Festival 2018 Best International Short Film – 33rd Alpinale 2018

Manolis Mavris

Manolis Mavris was born in Athens in 1987. He studied Animation in Athens and Visual Communication in London. His short films have premiered in major film festivals such as Cannes, SXSW, BFI & Sarajevo. His work focuses on the concept of heterotopia and explores the boundaries between the real and the imaginary. In 2021, his film Brutalia, days of labour won the Canal+ award at the 60th Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. At the moment, Manolis is developing the script for his debut feature film Liar Man.