What We Ask of a Statue Is That It Doesn’t Move

Afto pou zitame apo ena agalma einai na min kineitai

2024 32 min. Greece, France Daphné Hérétakis

Official Short Films Section

Director
Daphné Hérétakis

Screenplay
Daphné Hérétakis

Cinematography
Robin Fresson, Daphné Hérétakis

Editing
Daphné Hérétakis, Konstantinos Samaras, Jean Costa

Music
Kornilios Selamsis

Sound
Nikole Assimosi, Dimitra Xeroutsikou, Konstantinos Samaras

Producer
Jasmina Sijercic, Ethan Selcer, Daphné Hérétakis, Konstandinos Samaris

Production
Bocalupo Films [FR], Quartett Production [FR], Allosanfàn Films [GR]

Cast
Grigoria Metheniti, Hélène Chalastanis, Sotiria Chrysovergi, Natacha Efstathiadi, Nikos Ioakeim, Katerina Konstandourou

Synopsis
Nothing seems to move in Athens. People stand still as if they were statues. Meanwhile, in another part of the city, a small group of activists call for the destruction of all antiquities, especially the Parthenon. Perhaps filming is the only way to not turn into stone and make society change.

Format
DCP, Color

World Sales-Distribution
Jasmina Sijercic

Filmography
Daphné Hérétakis
GREECE (1987)

FILMOGRAPHY:
2024 AFTO POU ZITAME APO ENA AGALMA EINAI NA MIN KINEITAI /
WHAT WE ASK OF A STATUE IS THAT IT DOESN'T MOVE [short]
2016 LES ALGUES DANS TES CHEVEUX / THE SEAWEED IN YOUR HAIR [short]
2015 ARCHIPELS, GRANITES DÉNUDÉS / ARCHIPELAGOS, NAKED GRANITES [short]
2013 26 [short]
2011 ICI RIEN [short]

Festivals
Cannes, Thessaloniki

Notes
Spanish Premiere

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