Hidden Voice
Duration: 03’00’’
A symbolic figure of a woman moves toward the sea, seeking to connect with the environment — to feel the sun, to breathe the fresh air — when a strange, undefined sound suddenly disturbs her calm. Drawn to its mysterious source, she approaches the water, where the sound grows louder, inviting her to follow it. She walks into the sea until her face meets the surface. There, she hears them clearly: voices, cries, and screams exhaling from the sea — a soundscape that brings forth fragments of refugee rescues. Memories and images emerge through the sound of the sea. For people persecuted by war and oppression, the sea was the only way out — an escape that led to one of the greatest humanitarian tragedies.
2020
Fiction
Working Group
Written by: Marina Sifnaiou
Directed by: Ifigenia Dimitriou
Actress: Vicky Kyriakopoulou
Director of Photography: Mariza Papadimitriou
Assistant Director: Marina Sifnaiou
Assistant Camera: David Kynigos
Drone Operator: Stavros Karagilanis
Editing & Sound Design: Ifigenia Dimitriou
Audio Document: Frank Panx
Produced by Marina Sifnaiou
Acknowledgements: Antibodies
Official Selections | Awards
Best Experimental Film Award at the Sunlight International Film Festival, Moscow
Honorary Achievement Award for Sound" at the "Independent Cinema Showcase, Los Angeles
Honorable Mention at the Sydney Australian Film Festival, Australia
To the 20 Finalist at the Three Minutes Video Competition, Taiwan
Semi-Finalist at the Sunday Shorts Film Festival, London
Nominated for the people's choice best Greek film at the Athens Marathon International Film Festival
Nominated for Best Short Film & Best Director at the Byzanfest, Melbourne Australia
Official selection at the Toronto Independent Film Festival
Official selection at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival
Official selection at the Refugees Film Festival, Berlin
Official selection at the Life Screenings International Short Film Festival, Florida
Official selection at the Chania International Film Festival
Official selection at the Babylon Short Film Festival, Iraq
Official selection at the Bueiff Channel Film Festival, Buenos Aires