Sophia Farantatou
Born in Athens, Sophia Farantatou comes from a family that carries the history of contemporary Greece on its shoulders. She did her first degree in sociology in Greece before moving to Paris, where she discovered her passion for documentary cinema. Influenced by the work of Nicole Brenez and passionate about the humanities, she enrolled at the Sorbonne before continuing her studies at the Beaux-Arts de Marseille. In 2020, she joined the cinema department of HEAD - Geneva, to complete her film project on the creation of the queer scene in Athens initiated by her childhood friend Zak Kostopoulos. Her film Bitter September was acclaimed by critics and won numerous festival awards.
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Bitter September
After the murder of Greek LGBTQI+ activist Zak Kostopoulos, his childhood friend Sophia Farantatou finds herself in the middle of an impasse, between the media storytelling and the archive footage she shot with him. Only time can give her the space to mourn and come to terms with the absence of her friend.
Bitter September
After the murder of Greek LGBTQI+ activist Zak Kostopoulos, his childhood friend Sophia Farantatou finds herself in the middle of an impasse, between the media storytelling and the archive footage she shot with him. Only time can give her the space to mourn and come to terms with the absence of her friend.
