Director: Panagiotis Fafoutis

Englisht title:   Paradise
Original title:   Paradeisos

2011/ Greece/ 16mm Super/ 105’/ Fiction/ Colour


CREDITS:
Script:  Panagiotis Fafoutis; Photography:   Yorgos Papandrikopoulos; Editing:  Panos Voutsaras;  Music:  George Pallikaris Aka G.Pal;  Sound:  Dimitris Kanellopoulos  Leading actors:   Natassa Zagka, Mihalis Fotopoulos, Constantinos Avarikiotis, Christos Loulis, Olia Lazaridou, Erricos Litsis, Maria Skoula, Andreas Konstantinou;  Producer:  Maria Drandaki

Synopsis:
The members of carnival float crew “Paradise”, dressed up as Adam and Eve, exotic birds, creepy crawly snakes and juicy red apples, take part in their local carnival, dancing to samba and techno under the drizzling rain. In the midst of carnival madness, four duets are staking their claim on their own private Paradise...

Filmography:
Born in Patra, he studied law and film in Athens. He has directed tv series, news shows, TV documentaries, while his short films have screened in numerous festivals around the world garnering awards. “The Heir”, his first feature-length film, was a box office success in his native Greece. “Paradise” is his second feature.