WHITE NIGHT
MARITINA PASSARI
ABOUT THE MOVIE
Marisa an 18 year old girl from the country leaves home and comes to Athens in search of a young bartender she fell in love with at first sight, in the summer. The boy hardly remembers her. Marisa does not lose her nerve, hangs on to her wish and leads the boy to a pointless tour which in the end brings them back to the bar. There she finds out that she has lost her wallet and she rushes out to find it. He stays in the bar and, exhausted, falls asleep on a couch. She manages to sleep in his arms. In the morning before she begins her return trip they kiss. How truthful is the promise to each other that they will meet again in six months?
CAST & CREW
Director Biography
Actress, scriptwriter and director in theatre and film. She has also worked as a translator, assistant director, radio producer and acting teacher. She has been assistant director of the National Theatre Drama School (2009-2013). She has published articles on film and has written short stories, plays and scripts. Her play Hairdressers won the Eurodram award 2022
Most recent productions in theatre
2022 Massacre by Liuisa Cunille (dir., actress)
2019 Hairdressers (scr., dir., actress)
2017-18 Canada (freely based on a short story by Alice Munro) dramaturgy, direction, acting.
2016-17 The omission of the Coleman family (Cl. Tolcatchir), direction.
Films
2022 White night (scr., dir.) fiction, 15’, produced by Ministry of Culture (Special program for the consequences of the pandemic to Greek filmmakers)
2015 House with a Garden (scr., dir.)fiction 21’ (First Prize, International Bridges Award) produced by Greek Television.
2010 What time will you be back? (scr. dir., actress), fiction 25’. Special Jury Award Festival Dramas and nominated for the Greek Film Academy Award. produced by Greek Film Center.
2007 First love (scr., dir) fiction 15’, Produced by Greek Television.
1994 The woman who comes back (co-scr, co-dir, actress) fiction 94’ produced by GFC.
Maritina Passari
Director
Maritina Passari
Writer
Popy Melliou
Producer
Marilena Germanou
Key Cast
Nikolakis Zegkinoglou
Key Cast
Argiris Theos
Dop
Ioanna Spiliopoulou
Editing
Dido Gogkou
Production & Costume Design
Stathis Ioannou
Original Music
Alexandros Sakellariou
Sound Recording
