Giorgos Petrakis

Películas

Dodo
Steadicam Operator
A dodo, a bird that disappeared 3000 years ago, makes its appearance in Athens in the luxurious residence of a family on the verge of ruin for which the countdown has begun: the 38 crucial and saving hours that separate them from the marriage of their daughter with a rich heir. The boundaries between reason and madness will be tested and the situation will soon be out of control.
Say Cheese
Steadicam Operator
Thierry is convinced that the best is behind him. When Claire, his wife, tired of «it was better before», announced that she is leaving him, Thierry, devastated, decided to go back to Greece where they spend their best family holidays 20 years ago. Officially, he wants to spend one last week with their children before announcing their separation. Unofficially, he hopes to win back his wife... By trying to rekindle the flame of his couple, Thierry may well set his family on fire...
Say Cheese
Camera Operator
Thierry is convinced that the best is behind him. When Claire, his wife, tired of «it was better before», announced that she is leaving him, Thierry, devastated, decided to go back to Greece where they spend their best family holidays 20 years ago. Officially, he wants to spend one last week with their children before announcing their separation. Unofficially, he hopes to win back his wife... By trying to rekindle the flame of his couple, Thierry may well set his family on fire...
A Day in the Life of a Teddy Bear
Steadicam Operator
Jinxi is a violinist, about to fulfill her dream of moving to Vienna to continue with her music studies. While trying to settle her affairs before departing, her encounter with Panos, a Greek architect newly arrived to Shanghai, will have a disrupting effect on her life. During the course of one day, their relationship will go through ups and downs and bring them in front of life-changing dilemmas.
La hija oscura
Steadicam Operator
Las vacaciones en la playa de una mujer madura toman un giro oscuro cuando comienza a obsesionarse con otra mujer y su hija, lo que la obligará a tener que enfrentarse a problemas de su pasado y de su primera maternidad.
Pari
Steadicam Operator
Cuando la joven iraní Pari y su religioso esposo, mucho mayor que ella, llegan a Atenas para visitar a su hijo, este no aparece para recogerles en el aeropuerto como prometió. Tampoco vive en la dirección que les había dado. Ambos salen en busca de su hijo, pero pronto se encuentran en medio de una ciudad atravesada por las peleas callejeras y las barricadas en llamas. Como su esposo no habla inglés, Pari debe salir de su tradicional rol de esposa musulmana sumisa y silenciosa para poder comunicarse con los habitantes de este país extranjero y localizar a su hijo. A medida que avanza la búsqueda de su hijo, Pari va logrando una independencia cada vez mayor y reuniendo un coraje que nunca supo que tenía.
Eftihia
Camera Operator
A biographical film about the life of the greatest songwriter in Greece , Eftyhia Papagianopoulou (1893-1972)
Still River
Steadicam Operator
A Greek couple, Anna (Katia Goulioni) and Petros (Andreas Konstantinou), have recently moved to a small industrial town in Siberia. It’s a long process to adapt, especially for Anna, since Petros is quite occupied with his job. That will cause a conflict between them and inevitably the couple is distanced. Everything is escalated as for the past period there is no sexual intercourse between them. This slow-paced decay is intensified when an unexpected event occurs, changing everything between them. Balancing between trust and disbelief the haunting suspense evolves.