A Portrait of the Collector as a Mature Man

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When he was four years old, Maria Callas took him into her arms and danced with him. At the age of twenty, long after she had departed, he began to discover her work and grew fascinated by her. He never went on holiday; every cent he made was put aside to buy recordings, books, photos, posters, and programs related to her, and money was always short. As he grew older, as he worked two jobs to make ends meet, with his misfortunes, romantic disappointments, jealous friends, and an accident that led to ten surgeries and disability, his collection grew bigger. Haunted by the two women in his life – his mother who died too young and the Diva, his constant reference and reverence – he grew and found fulfillment along with his collection. Now he feels serene, enjoying many joys and memories of his life, dreaming of the afternoon his mother will knock on his door, to share a cup of coffee. He would sacrifice everything for that moment; even his own collection.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Panayotis Evangelidis
Script: Panayotis Evangelidis
Cinematography: Panayotis Evangelidis
Editing: Athena Boutari-Lalaouni
Sound: Panayotis Evangelidis, Persefoni Miliou
Production: Long Run Productions
Producers: Leonidas Liambeys
Co-production: Greek National Opera
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2023
Duration: 56'
Contact: Long Run Productions (Leonidas Liambeys, leonidas@long-run.gr)

Panayotis Evangelidis

Panayotis Evangelidis was born in Athens, Greece, where he lives and works. Among others, he is a film director, screenwriter, writer, literary translator, and traveler. He has published four novels, written in Greek, and he translates mainly from Japanese and Spanish. He occasionally lectures on Japanese art, poetry, and culture. He has written scripts for several contemporary Greek films, including True Life, Strella, and Xenia, in collaboration with their director Panos H. Koutras. He primarily makes human-centered observational documentaries: Portraits of different people, films that are usually set in rooms behind closed doors but unravel in dialogue with open-minded and open-hearted individuals.

Filmography

2008 Chip & Ovi (short)
2011 Diptych: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name (short)
2011 The Life and Death of Celso Junior 2011 Summer Romance
2011 Afternoon siesta
2013 They Glow in the Dark
2015 Pure Life
2019 Irving Park
2022 Tilos Wedding (doc)
2022 Sibylla
2023 A Portrait of the Collector as a Mature Man (short)
2024 Sylvia Robyn