Betty

Betty is a short film that narrates a day in the life of an Athenian transvestite. Through memories from his former life and images from his current one, as the day draws to a close, past and present intersect. But both are dominated by an overarching emotion: the ineluctable loneliness of the person.

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Direction: Dimitris Stavrakas

Script: Dimitris Stavrakas, based on the book of the same title by Betty Vakalidou

Cinematography: Stavros Hassapis

Editing: Yanna Spyropoulou

Sound: Marinos Athanassopoulos

Actors: Betty Vakalidou

Production: Mangos LP

Producers: Christos Mangos

Format: 35mm

Color: Color

Production Country: Greece

Production Year: 1979

Duration: 33΄

Contact: Dimitris Stavrakas, dimstav@gmail.com

Awards/Distinctions: Award for Best Short Film – Drama International Short FF 1979 Award for Best Documentary Feature – Larissa FF 1979

Dimitris Stavrakas

Filmography

1966 Gas (short)
1979 Betty (short)
1983 The Misunderstanding (fiction)
1999 The Canary Yellow Bicycle (fiction)
2006 Τhe Crossing (fiction)