Documentary Filmmaker
GIRLHOOD
2021, 30', Greece
Director | Cinematographer | Editor - Commissioned by Onassis Culture
Three teenage girls find refuge in their friendship as they struggle with gender expectations, eating disorders, and an addiction to social media amid a long, emotionally stifling quarantine in Greece.
World Premiere at 47th Drama ISFF | North American premiere at 38th Chicago International Children's Film Festival | Hellenic Film Academy Awards - Iris Nominee | Special Jury Mention at 24th Olympia ICFF
Tough, responsible, and mature beyond her years, Christina shares a room with her brother, helps her mother with the housework, and yearns more than anything to gain her independence. Vera is insecure about her weight and longs for acceptance, while also yearning for a more inclusive world. And Nefeli discovers feminism and stops hanging out with boys, while she escaped through books and social media.
This coming-of-age story shows teenage girls trying to figure out how to love themselves as they transition from girls to women in a society that remains deeply patriarchal. Even as their faces are glued to a screen during quarantine, they find refuge in their friendship as they finish school and begin the road to adulthood.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
"We wanted to capture how the pandemic’s isolation shaped the ups and downs of adolescence for three girls who come of age in a society that remains deeply patriarchal. We want to get people to think about the pervasiveness of everyday sexism; to show how subtle and harmful it can be, and its lasting impact on girls’ lives; to spark honest, necessary conversations about how girls and boys are raised."
PRESS & IMPACT
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Girlhood | ΕΡΤ: Ένα ντοκιμαντέρ για το τι σημαίνει να είσαι κορίτσι σήμερα
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Girlhood | Marie Claire: Το πέρασμα των κοριτσιών στην εφηβεία είναι πιο βίαιο και απότομο από ποτέ
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Girlhood | Vogue: The X-File: Τρία κορίτσια ανθίζουν μέσα στο lockdown
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Girlhood | Huffington Post: Στον πολύπλοκο κόσμο τριών έφηβων κοριτσιών στην Ελλάδα του 2021
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Girlhood | VICE: Μέσα στο Κοριτσίστικο Σύμπαν Όπως Είναι Πραγματικά
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Girlhood | POPAGANDA: Το Girlhood αγγίζει τρυφερά και απαλά το κορίτσι μέσα σου
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Girlhood | National High School Exams: Greek Language (Modern Greek Language and Literature)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS

FILM TEAM
Directors: Vania Turner, Maria Sidiropoulou
Director of Photography: Vania Turner
Editor: Vania Turner
Creative Producer: Maria Sidiropoulou
Script: Vania Turner
Research: Maria Sidiropoulou
Executive Producer: Laika Productions
Music Composer: Miss Trichromi
Sound Designer: Stelios Koupetoris
Colorist: Aggelos Mantzios / MetaPost
Colorist Assistant: Foivos Petikas