Trojans

Τρώες

A kaleidoscopic look at the life and work of the poet Constantine Cavafy. A singular documentary, an honest biography and at the same time an exciting “translation” of the world, the obsessions, and the pleasurable sensations of his poetry and his life, in images and sounds.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Constantine Giannaris
Script: Constantine Giannaris
Cinematography: Duncan Reekie, James Welland, Constantine Giannaris
Editing: Phil Woodward
Actors: Cyril Epstein, Rupert Cole, Dimitris Stefanidis, Osman, Constantinos Kehagias, Blackie, Miltos Lagios, Harry Donnison, the boys from Kurdistan (Sukru, Vakkas, Tahir, Ibrahim, Salman)
Co-production: The Arts Council of Great Britain
Art Direction: Patrick LeLarge
Format: 16mm
Color: Color/B&W
Production Country: Greece, UK
Production Year: 1990
Duration: 35΄
Contact: Constantine Giannaris, congiann@gmail.com
Awards/Distinctions: Teddy Award for Best Short Film – Berlin IFF 1990 Best Short Film Award by the Student Jury and the International Jury – Turin IFF 1990 Best Black and White Short Film – Cork IFF 1990

Constantine Giannaris

Filmography

1989 Jean Genet Is Dead (short)
1989 Disco’s Revenge (short, TV)
1990 Silences (short)
1990 Τrojans (short)
1991 A Matter of Life and Death (short, TV)
1991 Caught Looking (short)
1991 North of Vortex 
1991 Greeks (Greek Love and Sapphic Sophistication) (short, TV)
1992 A Desperate Vitality: The Films by Pier Paolo Pasolini (short)
1995 A Place in the Sun 
1995 3 Steps to Heaven 
1998 From the Edge of the City 
2001 One Day in August 
2004 Visions of Europe: Room for All (short) 
2005 Hostage 
2008 Gender Pop
2011 Man at Sea
2015 Spring Awakening