AIRHOSTESS-737

An Airhostess collapses on flight, convinced that her problem is her new braces, whilst she transfers her mother’s body to bury her next to her grandmother.

SYNOPSIS

AIRHOSTESS-737 (16' | 2022) is an award-winning short film by Greek filmmaker Thanasis Neofotistos. The film premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival and went on to receive acting awards at the 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and the 44th Sundance Film Festival. It won Best Film at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards and at the 49th Seattle International Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying festival. It also received an Honorable Mention at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival and was a candidate for the European Film Awards, earning over 40 international awards and distinctions and screening at more than 100 festivals worldwide. Critics particularly praised Lena Papaligoura’s intense and immersive one-woman performance.

AIRHOSTESS-737 completes Neofotistos’ short film trilogy, following PATISION AVENUE and ROUTE-3, portraying characters whose inner worlds slowly surface, as public spaces transform into psychological enclosures.

INTRO

★★★★★
“Thrilling!”
INDIEWIRE

★★★★★
“Phantasmagoric!”
THE NEW YORKER

SHORT FILM | 16' | 2022

TRAILER

Director:
Thanasis Neofotistos

Writer: Grigoris Skarakis
Thanasis Neofotistos

Producer:
Ioanna Bolomyti
Dimitris Tsakaleas

Key Cast:
Lena Papaligoura (Vanina)

Konstantina Koutsonasiou (Kaiti)
Haris Alexiou (Mother-Voice)
Giannis Moustakas (Pilot-Voice)

CREDITS

DOP: Yannis Fotou G.S.C.

Editor: Panagiotis Angelopoulos

Art Director: Eva Gaitanidou

Music: Lefteris Samson

Makeup: Olga Kompogianni

Sound: Alexis Koukias

Sound Design & Mix: Stelios Koupetoris

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PHOTOS | STILLS

TITLE: AIRHOSTESS-737
ΤΙΤΛΟΣ: ΑΕΡΟΣΥΝΟΔΟΣ-737
TYPE: Short Film
GENRE: Drama | Tragicomedy 
RUNTIME: 16 min 
FORMAT: 4K | 1:85:1 | 5:1 | DCP
COUNTRY: Greece (Greek)
SUBTITLES: English
YEAR: 2022
HASHTAG: #Airhostess #Airhostess737
✈️ #AirhostessFilm #Airhostess737Film

SPECS

FUN FACTS

• This is the third part of the Director’s Short Film Trilogy, along with “Parisian Avenue” and “Route-3”. Very personal stories about heroes on means of transportation (foot, bus, airplane), negotiating critical transitions in their lives through their surrounding space.
• The Director saw the story of the film, entirely, in a dream.
• The Set of the Airplane is built completely from scratch.
• The voice of the "mother" belongs to one of the most famous Greek singers: Haris Alexiou!
• The film was shot as a long take shot, with Alexa Mini Arri LF & Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses.
• The Music is an original score by Lefteris Samson. Cover by Ioulia Karapataki.
• The film has participated in European Short Pitch WIP 2022.

OST

SOUNDTRACK | IOULIA KARAPATAKI | VAVINA'S LULLABY

DIRECTOR'S NOTE
"Airshostess-737” is a story that I experienced entirely in a dream. It is the  piece I was missing to complete my trilogy “Patision Avenue” & “Route-3”, films about a road, a journey, a route. Films with a character as the central  figure, who is eventually drowned by his own subconscious or, as I present  it, by the surrounding space that encloses him. I strongly identify with this  heroine, a child of an unprepared mother who was unable to give her the  care, acceptance and love that she needed and so she remained hurt and  distant.

This film is for all those who still seek reconciliation. Or, who haven't  realized they need it. Even for some who think it is too late to try it, that is, after death. This film is a milestone for me, as it is my short before my debut  feature film where I got the chance to, freely, express my cinematic  language. Production wise, building an airplane-set was one of the most  demanding yet interesting tasks!
-Thanasis-

CV
Thanasis Neofotistos is a Greek film director, writer and architect. His work explores identity, fear and desire through symbolic and impressionistic storytelling grounded in realism. His short films, including AIRHOSTESS-737, PATISION AVENUE, ROUTE-3 and GREEK SCHOOL PRAYER, have premiered and received awards at major international festivals such as Venice, Sundance, Toronto, Locarno and Clermont-Ferrand. He served as Head Programmer of the Drama International Short Film Festival and is a member of the European and the Hellenic Film Academies. His debut feature film, THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT-BLUE EYES, is a dark coming-of-age folktale.

DIRECTOR

THANASIS NEOFOTISTOS

*LEARN MORE:
www.neofotistos.com

FESTIVALS

● HIGHLIGHTS:
✈ LOCARNO | 75th | World Premiere
✈ TIFF TORONTO | 47th | Honorable Mention for Best Short Film
✈ SUNDANCE | 44th | Official Competition | Vimeo Award for Best Act
✈ CLERMONT-FERRAND | 45th | Official Competition | Award for Best Performance
✈ SEATTLE IFF | 49th | Best Film | Oscar Qualification
✈ GRAND PRIX: 28th L'Étrange Festival
✈ GFA Best Greek Film from Greek Film Academy (2023)
✈ EFA Candidacy for Nomination for European Film Awards (2023)
✈ THE NEW YORKER & VIMEO STAFF PICK distribution.
✈ More than 100 International Film Festival Competitions!
✈ More than 30 Awards, including 8 Best Film & 8 Best Acting Awards!

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