Jacqueline Lentzou (Athens, 1989) is a writer/director whose filmic language involves finding poetry in-seemingly-ordinary premises. She examines unconventional family constructs, coming of age and the dream.She has won, among others, the prestigious Ingmar Bergman Award for Fox, the CNC fund in the context of Torino Film Lab for her debut feature Selene 66 and most recently, the Leica Discovery Award in Semaine De la Critique for Hector Malot: The Last Day of the Year.Discover the poetic and dreamlike vision of the banal in the films of Jacqueline Lentzou. Hosted by Émilie Poirier, the program will be interspersed with discussions with the filmmaker on her works.4 films | 82 min
Some lazy summer days of Ellie, a lonely only child, and her unconventional family.
Short film
GREECE | 18 minutes | 2013
Athens, Greece. A heatwave.Summery laziness among pizza boxes, adolescent flirt and a phone that stays unanswered....
GREECE | 29 minutes | 2016
In Jay’s dream, Athens’ sun is so weak, you can look straight at it, without getting blind.
GREECE | 12 minutes | 2017
Sofia has a dream: while walking in the desert, she learns that she is sick. She does not care. Has she lost her heart?
GREECE | 26 minutes | 2018
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