Light of Light

Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός

Before his death in 1932, a monk created his own camera in one of the most isolated places in the world. Ninety years later, a filmmaker discovers and reconstructs the found footage.

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Direction: Neritan Zinxhiria
Script: Neritan Zinxhiria
Cinematography: Neritan Zinxhiria, Christina Moumouri, Yorgos Valsamis
Editing: George Alexiou
Sound: Leandros Ntounis
Music: Dimitris Miliotis
Production: Reconstructing Memories
Producers: Neritan Zinxhiria, Efijeni Kokedhima
Co-production: ERT SA
Costumes: Matina Mavraganni
Format: DCP
Color: B/W
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2023
Duration: 13'
Contact: Neritan Zinxhiria (n.zinxhiria@gmail.com)
Awards/Distinctions: Documentary Award – National Competition DISFF 2023

Neritan Zinxhiria

Neritan Zinxhiria was born in Tirana, Albania, and lives and works in the Balkans. He is the director of the films Chamomile, A Country of Two, and Light of Light, which was nominated for the Tiger Short Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and won the Grand Prix at Slamdance Festival. Through the filmic idiom and between fiction and documentary, he explores how death and loss redefine human memory.

Filmography

2008 The Best Bride (short)
2012 Chamomile (short)
2015 The Time of A Young Man About to Kill (short)
2016 A Country of Two (short)
2023 Light of Light (short)
2025 Electra 7 (co-direction)
2025 Noi (short)