THE MEGALOMANIACS

BY SPIROS STATHOULOPOULOS

GREECE, CYPRUS, COLOMBIA | 2025 | COMPLETED

Sophia (Angeliki Papoulia), a fervent archaeologist intoxicated by her own theory, is convinced that ancient amphorae can trap echoes of the past – sound waves sealed in clay, waiting to be played back like forbidden music. Enter Potter (Jan Bijvoet), a sardonic artisan whose hands speak the language of form, but not of faith. Their collaboration begins as scholarly curiosity and evolves into a seductive duel of wit, vanity, and power. (by Milani Perera)

Director: Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Screenplay: Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Producer: Konstantinos Vassilaros (StudioBauhaus, GR)
Co-producers: Stelios Kammitsis (Cyprus, Felony Productions), David Corredor Beccera (Colombia, Candelaria Cine)
In Association With: Neda Film (GR)
Executive Producers: Ursula Romero Gerberding, R. Paul Miller (ISB Films)

This will be Spiros Stathoulopoulos' fourth feature film. He is a Greek-Colombian screenwriter and director recognized as one of Colombia's most prominent and original auteurs. His debut the uncut cult film PVC-1 (2007) was selected by the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs and won the FIPRESCI Prize. His second film METEORA (2012) was set in the UNESCO World Heritage eponymous medieval monasteries and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. In 2022, his film Cavewoman, a bold reimagining of Euripides’ Electra, received the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

Presented at: 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Rebels With a Cause Competition

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