7th Athens Biennale: Eclipse

The 2004 Olympic Games ended on time, but what they left behind is still languishing slowly. Sofia Exarchou’s directorial debut portays a suitable and weird portrait of a lost generation who learned to regard the term "crisis" as something normal. — Ten years after the 2004 Olympic Games, a group of boys live among the abandoned sports facilities of the Olympic Village in Athens. The boys stroll among the ruins, setting up games and organizing dog matings to make money. Dimitris and Anna try to escape from the Village and direct themselves towards the tourist hotels of the southern suburbs. As their adventures continue and the two children enter the tourists’ lives, Dimitris’ desire for acceptance will be tested in a violent way. — Best Debutant Actor (Dimitra Vlagopoulou) | Athens International Film Festival | 2017 Best Debutant Director | Athens International Film Festival | 2017 New Directors Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2016 Best Actress (Dimitra Vlagopoulou) | Thessaloniki Film Festival | 2016 Official Selection | Warsaw International Film Festival | 2016 Best First Time Director | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | 2017 Best Sound | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | 2017

Cannibalism as the perfect allegory for maturation and sexual awakening. A young vegetarian studying to become a vet, starts feeling... hungry. A triumph of Belgian fantasy cinema for extreme viewers. — A promising 16-year-old student from a vegetarian family of veterinarians enters a merciless, dangerous and seductive world, as she begins her studies in veterinary medicine. Her first week is filled with strange rituals. Determined to be accepted, she renounces her principles and tastes raw meat for the first time. She will soon face the consequences of her actions as her true nature emerges. — FIPRESCI Prize- Critics' Week | Cannes Film Festival | 2016 Best First Feature Award | London Film Festival | 2016

An Oscar triumph that will be remembered as one of the most eventful wins in history. A black boy grows up and discovers his sexuality through three decisive stages of his life. Academy Awards for Best Picture and Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali and a watershed moment for American indie cinema. — A timeless story of human connection and reconciliation with oneself, "Moonlight" tells the story of a man's life, beginning in childhood and through adulthood, as he struggles to find his place in the world. A vital portrait of the life of a contemporary African American man and a poetic reflection on identity, family, friendship and love, full of deep compassion and universal truths. — Best Film | Oscars | 2017 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Mahershala Ali) | Oscars | 2017 Best Adapted Screenplay | Oscars | 2017

New York is burning! The film that excited the crowds of the Un Certain Regard of the Cannes Festival, following a path of liberation for its central hero as a different world opens up before him when he meets and falls in love with a young trans woman. With Fionn Whitehead of Dunkirk. — 20 year old Paul arrives at the Port Authority Bus Terminal of New York, where he meets Wye, a charming trans woman, whom he falls in love with at first sight. When he discovers that Wye is trans, he begins a journey of self-awareness full of challenges, during which he is called upon to confront his own identity and what it means to belong somewhere. Official entry in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 2019 Cannes Festival. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2019 Official Selection | Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2019