The Rhapsodist

Ο ραψωδός

64th TIFF: World Premiere

Over the course of a night, a storyteller captures bar patrons with his tale of mysterious magic and petty crime. As new customers enter the bar and new events unfold in the story, we dive into the listener’s imaginations to reveal a unique version of the oddball characters the rhapsodist has created.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Available at the Agora Market TIFF64.

Direction: Nikolai Hamel

Script: Nikolai Hamel, Promitheas Aleiferopoulos

Cinematography: Thomas Tsiftelis

Editing: Mathias Askeland

Sound: Stavros Avramidis

Music: Research, Prins Obi

Actors: Promitheas Aleiferopoulos, Thanos Tokakis, Maria Katsandri, Natalia Swift, Kostass Berikopoulos, Erikos Litsis, Sandra Abuelghanam, Panos Zigouros, Antonis Tsiller, Takis Sakelariou, Fanis Milleounis, Socratis Patsikas

Production: Filmiki Productions

Producers: Nicholas Alavanos, Nikolai Hamel, Christina Stavropoulou

Co-production: EKOME SA

Costumes: Tasos Dimas, Sofia Kotsikou, Katerina Chalioti

Sets: Dimitra Panagiotopoulou

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Greece

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 87'

Contact: Filmiki Productions (Nicholas Alavanos, alavanos@filmiki.gr / Christina Stavropoulou, c.stavropoulou@filmiki.gr)

Nikolai Hamel

Nikolai Hamel grew up in the US. He taught English in China before moving to the UK in 2012 to get his Μaster's degree in filmmaking. While there, Nikolai befriended Greek filmmaker Faidra Tsolina and actor Promitheas Aleifereropoulos. Together they’ve made several short films before working on The Rhapsodist.