Smaragda, 46, moves into her late mother’s house in Ayia Napa, a tourist town in Cyprus, and takes on the care of Bella, her mother’s guide dog. Single and professionally stagnant, she grapples with the fear of inheriting her mother’s degenerative eye condition while contemplating her legacy. As a former children’s TV show host yearning to return to the industry and facing rejection, she explores social media, encountering both fame and backlash. Financially strained, she takes a job as a kids’ entertainer at a tourist resort, a far cry from her previous aspirations. Despite the challenges and fears she faces, Smaragda realizes that, with the support of her friends and her own resilience, she can handle whatever life throws at her.

Emilios is film director with an editing and visual effects background based in Cyprus.  His debut feature film SMARAGDA - I GOT THICK SKIN AND I CAN’T JUMP, funded by Creative Europe MEDIA and the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, had its world premiere in the First Feature Competition at the 28th PÖFF | TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL. He’s a First Films First, Torino Film Lab, Midpoint Institute, Mediterranean Film Institute and Talents Sarajevo alumnus. He wrote and directed the award-winning short films REARRANGEMENT (2018) and BAD HABITS (2016). He has worked as an editor and visual effects artist on acclaimed film projects, both abroad and in his home country and have also created numerous music videos. He is currently in development of his sophomore feature film BOYS OF SUMMER.