Short biography of the director(s)
Manos Karystinos was born on February 23, 1990, in Komotini, a small town in northern Greece. He has an M. Eng. in Civil Engineering, as he graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2014, his first Feature Film “Dark Illusion” premiered at the 55th Thessaloniki International Film Festival and won the «FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARD-MICHAEL CACOYANNIS AWARD». After that, the film won several awards in international festivals. He studied Film in Athens. He created 3 student short films and started working in the Greek film industry, mostly as an Assistant Director. He was responsible for the production and direction of TEDx Komotini, for 2
years. He won a scholarship from EKOME and became an intern in Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria. During the internship, he directed a short action film using an iPhone, that won 2 big awards in FilmForge Fest 2019, and a short film named "Strawberries".
Artistic and Technical Cast
Directed by Manos Karystinos
Written by Manos Karystinos
Cast
Lili Sucheva ... She
Salih Bimbashov ... Guard
Produced by
Ivaylo Grancharov ... producer
Alexander Yaneff ... producer
Music by Hristo Dobrev
Cinematography by Yannis Papanastasopoulos
Film Editing by Eleni Korda
Art Direction by Athina Mpatsila
Costume Design by Athina Mpatsila
Makeup Department
Teodora Duparinova ... makeup artist
Production Management
Alexander Yaneff ... unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nansi Dasheva ... assistant director
Sound Department
Mark Melamed ... sound designer
Radostina Ruseva ... boom operator / sound recordist
Visual Effects by
Manos Karystinos ... visual effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Ilias Doulis ... first assistant camera
Lucy Keal ... digital image technician
Veneta Paunova ... lighting supervisor
Boris Stankov ... camera supervisor
Boris Takov ... lighting supervisor
Editorial Department
Lyubomir Balabanov ... color correction supervisor
Yannis Papanastasopoulos ... colorist
Script and Continuity Department
Eleni Pnevmatikou ... script supervisor
Other crew
Justine Arvanitis ... production assistant
Christos Kontodimas ... production coordinator
Maria Vasiliki Laskaridou ... key set PA
Sophia Totou ... production assistant
Thanks
Anton Antonov ... special thanks
Georgi Aronov ... special thanks
Borislav Georgiev ... special thanks
Yariv Lerner ... special thanks
Elis Nikolova ... special thanks
Shimon Sabbah ... special thanks
