Pop

by Lina Kountoura

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Synopsis

Three friends get together after a long time and speak of their recent mishaps. Each of their stories ends in a problem and every problem can only be resolved with money, which they don’t have. Moving between reality and imagination, they decide to rob a cafe they suspect is a façade for money laundering.

Director's biography

Lina Kountoura was born in Kavala in 2000. She is a student at School of Film, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, taking on production, screenwriting and directing. pop, her debut short, won Best Film and Best Production Design Awards in the National Student Film Competition of Drama International Film Festival and was screened in festivals in Greece and abroad.

Credits

Director: Lina Kountoura

Screenplay: Lina Kountoura

Cinematography: Lazaros Kenanoglou

Editing: Ioanna Chrysanthopoulou

Music: Panos Tsamouras

Producer: Stefanos Evaggelopoulos, Silva Tsoumana, Lina Kountoura

Specifications

Running time: 28'

Film type: Fiction

Country: Greece

Completion date: July 2024