International Festival Signs of the Night - Paris
Festival internatinal Signes de nuit - Paris
 

24e Festival international Signes de Nuit - Paris / 9-15 Novembre 2026
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Grèce #1

Saturday/ Samedi
November 14th, 2026
6 pm / 18 h
Fondation hellénique
Cité universitaire
75014 Paris



Fouetté

 

Dimitris Zouras
Greece / 2025 / 0:15:25


Christina is a ballet dancer and struggles to earn her mother's approval, trying to succeed in an audition for which her mother is preparing her.

EUROPEN PREMIERE




 

The Massagist

 

Iasonas Sigma
Greece / 2025 / 0:20:01


Eleni Triantis has an ugly wound on her back. She hires Margarita for a series of massage sessions. Margarita, upon seeing the wound, suspects that her client is getting abused and begins a personal investigation to see if her suspicion is correct.

FRENCH PREMIERE


 

The Land of Wanting More

 

Marianna Rantou
Greece / 2025 / 0:19:35


Inspired by Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders and the works of Jonas Mekas, The Land of Wanting More is a fragmented video diary unfolds through raw, intimate footage of women in their daily lives—at work, at home, in moments of solitude and connection. Scenes shift between the mundane and the profound, forming a nonlinear tapestry of female experience—desire, limitation, resilience. A voice, both singular and collective, narrates in diary-like reflections, speaking of love, shame, pleasure, and the unspoken rules that shape their bodies and choices. Shot in a cinéma vérité style, the film’s grainy, handheld aesthetic mirrors the imperfection and authenticity of memory, blurring the line between personal and universal. Fleeting moments flicker and dissolve, immersing the viewer in a rhythmic flow of images and emotions. As time loops and fragments, the film becomes both an intimate confession and a quiet rebellion—an ode to the complexities of womanhood, caught between wanting, waiting, and becoming.

FRENCH PREMIERE

 

Ludyas

 

Akis Polizos
Greece / 2025 / 0:30:25


The calm surface of the Ludyas river is shattered by an unexpected intruder. Young Minás, gripped by local legend, becomes obsessed with tracking down the mysterious creature that brings fear and unrest to the small tavern.

FRENCH PREMIERE