After a lesson about cosmic archaeologists and a water-fight in the schoolyard, Elly steals Faye’s soul and Faye gives Elly a rare birthday present. But then when the night falls, under a sky full of stars a song from the past will remind the girls that nothing really lasts forever.

Thelyia Petraki, holds a BA in Filmmaking (CalArts USA), and an MA in Visual Anthropology (UCL UK).

In her works, the boundaries between memory, dreams and reality tend to blur. Her films are a perpetual gaze at human behavior in an attempt to understand human condition through the cinematic lens. Lately, she combines and experiments with various analogue formats, along with recycling found footage, creating this way a mosaic effect. She also tends to study the past in order to understand the future.

2024, Locarno Film Festival - World Premiere

2024, Concorto Film Festival, Italy

2024, Tetova International Film Festival, Republic Of Macedonia

2024, Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden

2024, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland

2025, Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh

2025, Slamdance Film Festival, USA

2025, Glasgow Short Film Festival, UK

2025, Hong Kong International Film Festival

2025, Festival Curta Cinema - Rio De Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brazil

2025, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany

2025, Vienna Shorts, Austria

2025, Leiden Shorts, Netherlands

2025, Shanghai International Film Festival, China

2025, Yerevan International Short Film Festival, Armenia

2025, Mecal, Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Y Animación De Barcelona, Spain - Special Mention

2025, Shorts - International Film Festival, Italy - Special Mention

2025, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea

2025, Curtas Vila Do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal

2025, Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia

2025, Curta Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil

2025, Drim Short Film Festival, North Macedonia

2025, Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, Romania

2025, Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival, Lebanon

2025, Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece - Best Southeastern European Film Award

2025, Sentiero Film Factory, Italy - Best Director Award, Best Soundtrack Award

2025, Filmfestival Münster, Germany

2025, Tirana International Film Festival, Albania

2025, Brno16 - International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic - Honorable Mention

2025, Athens International Film Festival, Greece

2025, TISFF - Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, Greece

2025, Linz International Short Film Festival, Austria - Best Cinematography Award (Tudor Vladimir Panduru)

2025, Tramway Film Festival, Poland

2025, Izmir International Short Film Festival, Turkey

2025, Freak Film Festival, Italy - Reborn Freak Award

2025, Planos Film Festival, Portugal - Best Sound Award

2025, Lublin Film Festival, Poland

2025, Blue Danube Film Festival, Austria/Hungary/Slovakia

2025, Cairo International Short Film Festival, Egypt

2026, Panorama Internacional Coisa De Cinema, Brazil

2026, Psaroloco International Children's & Young People’s Film Festival, Greece - Jury Award

2026, Riga International Short Film Festival 2Annas, Latvia