BETTY
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BETTY
The lonely Betty, in a painful course in dream and life.
25 Kasım Cumartesi 13.15
Greece | 1979 | DCP | Color | 33’ Greek – Turkish & English Subtitled
Director: Dimitris Stavrakas Screenplay: Dimitris Stavrakas (adapted from the book of Betty Vakalidou) Director of Photography: Stavros Hassapis Editing: Yanna Spyropoulou Cast: Betty Vakalidou Producer: Stavros Hassapis, Christos Mangos
Awards
Drama Kısa FF En İyi Kısa Film, Larissa FF En İyi Belgesel, Thessaloniki FF Yunan Film Eleştirmenleri Birliği Ödülü – En İyi Kısa Film
SYNOPSIS
The documentary, which portrays a day in the life of Betty, a transgender woman living in Athens, introduces us to a character far beyond her time. Stavrakas' camera closely follows Betty's everyday life, bearing witness to her experiences on Syngrou Avenue, where she transforms into a fairy and goes to work. Fearlessly facing the camera, we witness the stories of the harassment she has endured throughout her life, and as we listen, the day ends, blending the past and the present.
Dimitris Stavrakas (1938-2012)
He was born in Athens in 1938. He studied at Stavrakou Film School. In 1966, he directed his first short film “To Gazi”. His documentary “Betty” produced in 1979, was shown in cinemas before Federico Fellini’s film, “Orchestra Rehearsal”. His first feature film “Misunderstanding” in 1983, was selected Best Movie in Greek State Film Awards. In 1999, he received awards in Cairo, Isfahan, Houston and Zlín festivals with “The Canary Yellow Bicycle”. Same year, he shot the film “The Crossing” in Turkey and Bangladesh.
