What We Ask of a Statue is That It Doesn’t Move

What We Ask of a Statue is That it Doesn’t Move

Nothing seems to be moving in Athens and the people are as still as statues. But elsewhere in the city, a Caryatid escapes the museum and a small groupuscule demands the destruction of all antiquities. Perhaps filming is the only way to avoid turning into stone.
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Direction: Daphné Hérétakis
Script: Daphné Hérétakis
Cinematography: Robin Fresson, Daphné Hérétakis
Editing: Konstantinos Samaras, Jean Costa, Daphné Hérétakis
Sound: Nicole Assimosi, Dimitra Xeroutsikou, Konstantinos Samaras, Manolis Makridakis, Yannis Kerpelis
Music: Kornilios Selamsis
Actors: Grigoria Metheniti, Hélène Chalastanis, Sotiria Chrysovergi, Natacha Efstathiadi, Nikos Ioakeim, Katerina Konstandourou, Stavros Moiras, Takis Papanastasiou, Dimitris Petimezas, Stamatis Tsimbidis, Kyveli Zoi
Production: Allonsanfàn Films
Producers: Daphné Hérétakis, Konstantinos Samaras, Jasmina Sijerčić, Ethan Selcer
Co-production: Bocalupo Films, Quartett Production
Costumes: Christina Lardikou, Naomi Hérétakis
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Greece, France
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 31'
Contact: Daphné Hérétakis (daphneheretakis@gmail.com)
Awards/Distinctions: Special Jury Prize – 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, Best Southeastern European Film Award for the International Competition Programme – 47th DISFF

Daphné Hérétakis

Daphné Hérétakis studied at Paris 8 University, where she graduated with a Master’s degree in Documentary Filmmaking, and at Le Fresnoy National Studio for Contemporary Art. Her films tread a fine line between documentary and fiction, blending intimacy and the collective, and have been presented at many festivals such as Semaine de la Critique, Cannes, IFFR, Hors Piste Pompidou, Visions du Réel, etc. She lives and works between France and Greece.

Filmography

2011 Ici rien (short)
2014 Archipelagos naked granites (short)
2016 The seaweed in your hair (short)
2024 What We Ask of a Statue Is That It Doesn’t Move (short)