Lyvia's House
Ελληνικός Τίτλος - If the movie is from Greece else fill the English title
Lyvia's House
Σκηνοθέτης - Director
Niko Volonakis
Χώρα / Χώρες Παραγωγής - Country of Production
United States
Διάρκεια σε λεπτά- Duration in minutes
120
Φωτογραφία Σκηνοθέτη - Directors Photo
Συντελεστές - Movie Credits Actors,photography,sound etc
Horrorfest International
St, George, Utah
United States
Semi-finalist Screenplay
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Semi-finalist Screenplay
St, George, Utah
United States
Semi-finalist Screenplay
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Semi-finalist Screenplay
Περίληψη στα (Αγγλικά) μέχρι 100 λέξεις - Summary (English) up to 100 words: Και οι Ελληνικές ταινίες να εχουν περίληψη στα Ελληνιικά και Αγγλικά
When a young journalist suspects the disappearance of a beautiful artist is connected to murders that took place 20 years earlier, she uncovers a reality she never could have imagined. Inspired by true events.
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Βιογραφικό (Αγγλικά) μέχρι 100 λέξεις - Curriculum Vitae (English) up to 100 words: Και για τους Ελληνες Σκηνοθέτες
Though born in New York City, 34-year-old Niko Volonakis immigrated to Athens, Greece when he was seven years old when his father, a Greek national, relocated his family there.
Since 2002, Niko has divided his time among New York, Greece and San Francisco, where he participated in the Modern Greek Studies program at San Francisco State, studied film at City College in San Francisco, and embarked upon his indie film career, playing in a number of indie films and meeting another indie filmmaker, Egyptian Taher Medhat from Cairo. Medhat returned to Cairo in 2010 and kept in contact with Niko during the Egyptian uprising. Shortly thereafter, Greece had its own upheaval, and it was at this time that they decided to film both rebellions and use them as the backdrop for the films, "Cairo Year Zero" and "Hate Your City."
When Covid lockdowns in Greece brought production to a halt on "Hate Your City", Niko left the country to be with family in the USA. He was approached by producer Patricia V. Davis to direct LYVIA'S HOUSE, and he and she had worked together before on smaller projects. Although he liked the script, he at first turned her offer down, anxious to continue with his own film. But when the lockdowns in his home country prevented him from returning for several months, he agreed to create a fund-raising short for the film. It was then that he met DP Cody Martin and the two worked so well together, that Niko decided to take on the project.
Since 2002, Niko has divided his time among New York, Greece and San Francisco, where he participated in the Modern Greek Studies program at San Francisco State, studied film at City College in San Francisco, and embarked upon his indie film career, playing in a number of indie films and meeting another indie filmmaker, Egyptian Taher Medhat from Cairo. Medhat returned to Cairo in 2010 and kept in contact with Niko during the Egyptian uprising. Shortly thereafter, Greece had its own upheaval, and it was at this time that they decided to film both rebellions and use them as the backdrop for the films, "Cairo Year Zero" and "Hate Your City."
When Covid lockdowns in Greece brought production to a halt on "Hate Your City", Niko left the country to be with family in the USA. He was approached by producer Patricia V. Davis to direct LYVIA'S HOUSE, and he and she had worked together before on smaller projects. Although he liked the script, he at first turned her offer down, anxious to continue with his own film. But when the lockdowns in his home country prevented him from returning for several months, he agreed to create a fund-raising short for the film. It was then that he met DP Cody Martin and the two worked so well together, that Niko decided to take on the project.