Alexis Bisticas

Birth : 1964-01-01, Athens - Greece

Death : 1995-09-29

History

Alexis Bisticas was born in Athens in 1964. He was the son of journalists Vangelis and Eleni Bistika. He studied political science at the London School of Economics (London School of Economics), then received an MA degree in communication from the College Goldsmith (Goldsmith's College) of the University of London, and a Masters in directing film and television from the Royal College of Arts (Royal College of Art). He directed nine short films, including 'The Clearing', starring Derek Jarman, and one feature, 'Dawn'. He died of AIDS on September 29, 1995. In 2005, he was posthumously awarded the Golden Alexander at the 46th Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Movies

Dawn
Producer
Love story between a famous singer and a women working in a boutique. She joins his group and replaces him as the singer, while he gradually falls for alcohol and drugs.
Dawn
Writer
Love story between a famous singer and a women working in a boutique. She joins his group and replaces him as the singer, while he gradually falls for alcohol and drugs.
Dawn
Director
Love story between a famous singer and a women working in a boutique. She joins his group and replaces him as the singer, while he gradually falls for alcohol and drugs.
The Clearing
Writer
In this short film written and directed by Alexis Bisticas, the audience sees through the eyes of a man in the woods, following the distant sound of a saxophone. In a single take, the fluid steadicam shot takes the viewer on a surreal and poetic journey, as the walker comes across everything from family picnics to men in bondage suits.
The Clearing
Director
In this short film written and directed by Alexis Bisticas, the audience sees through the eyes of a man in the woods, following the distant sound of a saxophone. In a single take, the fluid steadicam shot takes the viewer on a surreal and poetic journey, as the walker comes across everything from family picnics to men in bondage suits.
Breast
Writer
An episodic meditation on a woman's breast - from feeding to cancer.
Breast
Director
An episodic meditation on a woman's breast - from feeding to cancer.
To gymno vlema
Director
Lovers’ faces staring at the lens; at times tenderly, at times candidly, and at other times awkwardly, but always with an undercurrent of passion.
The Tie
Writer
Panayotis gambles his way out of his village near Sparta. Anthony escapes his English stately home. They meet in nighttime London, during a bloody fight. Together, they discover a new way of life.
The Tie
Director
Panayotis gambles his way out of his village near Sparta. Anthony escapes his English stately home. They meet in nighttime London, during a bloody fight. Together, they discover a new way of life.
The Kiss
Writer
The child bends his head over his candle. The island breeze and the psalms of the Good Friday procession cannot exorcise a persistent image…
The Kiss
Producer
The child bends his head over his candle. The island breeze and the psalms of the Good Friday procession cannot exorcise a persistent image…
The Kiss
Director of Photography
The child bends his head over his candle. The island breeze and the psalms of the Good Friday procession cannot exorcise a persistent image…
The Kiss
Director
The child bends his head over his candle. The island breeze and the psalms of the Good Friday procession cannot exorcise a persistent image…
Potson-Potson
Editor
A woman asks God to give her a child, even a tiny one.
Potson-Potson
Writer
A woman asks God to give her a child, even a tiny one.
Potson-Potson
Director
A woman asks God to give her a child, even a tiny one.
The Marbles
Editor
Christos is a young Greek in London, well-integrated, successful, more English than the English. Esther is his landlady and lover. Suddenly, Melina Merkouri arrives in London to take the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Christos is stirred. He washes the dishes, breaks them in the manner of rebetiko fans when the music of the bouzouki stirs the blood, and returns to Athens… with Melina and the famed Parthenon Marbles.
The Marbles
Producer
Christos is a young Greek in London, well-integrated, successful, more English than the English. Esther is his landlady and lover. Suddenly, Melina Merkouri arrives in London to take the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Christos is stirred. He washes the dishes, breaks them in the manner of rebetiko fans when the music of the bouzouki stirs the blood, and returns to Athens… with Melina and the famed Parthenon Marbles.
The Marbles
Writer
Christos is a young Greek in London, well-integrated, successful, more English than the English. Esther is his landlady and lover. Suddenly, Melina Merkouri arrives in London to take the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Christos is stirred. He washes the dishes, breaks them in the manner of rebetiko fans when the music of the bouzouki stirs the blood, and returns to Athens… with Melina and the famed Parthenon Marbles.
The Marbles
Director
Christos is a young Greek in London, well-integrated, successful, more English than the English. Esther is his landlady and lover. Suddenly, Melina Merkouri arrives in London to take the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Christos is stirred. He washes the dishes, breaks them in the manner of rebetiko fans when the music of the bouzouki stirs the blood, and returns to Athens… with Melina and the famed Parthenon Marbles.
Steps
Writer
The debut short film by Alexis Bisticas.
Steps
Director
The debut short film by Alexis Bisticas.
Eviction Day
Writer
The second short film made by Alexis Bisticas.
Eviction Day
Director
The second short film made by Alexis Bisticas.