Niki

A short film directed & written by Ioannis Makro.

Niki (Victory) is a film envisioning to approach the Alzheimer's disease under a poetic light of confidence.

The iconic Greek actress, Eleni Gerasimidou, is starring as Grandma Niki.

Synopsis: Grandma Niki has Alzheimer's disease. Her daughter who has not seen her in years, visits her in the elderly home along with the rest of the family, knowing that she does not remember anything anymore.

Festivals & Awards

Awards & Nominations

Festivals

Chania International Film Festival (Greece, 2023)
Rome Prisma Awards (Italy, 2024)
MLC Awards (USA, 2024)
Kookai International Film Festival (India, 2024)

Best Foreign Short Film - Winner
Kookai International Film Festival (India, 2024)

Full Cast & Crew

The Actors: Eleni Gerasimidou, Angeliki Xenou, Konstantinos Karaganis, Petra Mavridi, Vaggelis Zappas, Konstantina Ntinapogia & Ioanna Apostol.

The Crew:
Cinematography: Akis Valergakis
Original Music: Nikos Drogosis
Production & Costume Design: Konstantina Ntinapogia

Sound Mixing: Spyros Kolaitis
Sound Recording & Assistant Director: Anna Lianopoulou
Musicians: Nikos Drogosis, Spyros Kolaitis,
Giannis Natsios, Nikolaos Athanasiadis
Editing: Ioannis Makro
1st Assistant Director & Choreographer: Konstantina Ntinapogia
Choreography: Martha Liveri - Dalaveri, Andreas Anagnostou

The dancers: Martha Liveri - Dalaveri, Andreas Anagnostou, Zoe Bogea,  Kelly Polydourou, Panagiotis Fotopoulos, Danae Chatzichristou, Aspasia- Filothei Depasta, Miltos Ayoub, Andreas Galanos, Panagiota Gkanasou, Irene Kotrotsou, Nikos Kyramas, Anna Lianopoulou, Anthony Markakis, Veneta Makropoulou, Panagiota Moisiadou, Panagiota Ntinapogia, Nick Panagiotopoulos, Eleni Papageorgiou, Evaggelos Saleuris, Dimitris Syrmis, Stelios Tampakoulakis, Vasiliki Tziatziafi, Andreas Vamvakaris, Nikolas Vanikiotis, Anthi Vergini, Christine Xyrafi, Maria Sampani- Giannopoulou.

Special Thanks: The film received support from the following institutions, for rehearsals, shooting locations, props & more:

Athens Geriatric Center - Senior Care Voulas, Danzarin Dance School, S-Lab Studio, Apo Koinou Theater, Flowershop.gr, Rediscover Romania Association Athens, Makro Productions Events & Consulting

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