LOCAL FILMMAKERS

3-5 OCTOBER 2025
HYDRA ISLAND GREECE

DIRTY BOY

Directed by: Doug Rao
Executive Producer: Derek Colloredo-Mansfeld

Dirty Boy charts a disturbing ride into a fractured mind and a deeply corrupt system. Isaac’s desperate fight for truth against this all-consuming cult makes for an absorbing psychological thriller that resonates long after its strong, unsettling conclusion.

    • Director/Screenwriter : Doug Rao

    • Producers: Giles Alderson, Sarah Ann-Grill, Marek Lichtenberg, Doug Rao

    • Executive Producers: Derek Colloredo-Mansfeld, Klemens Kreuzer, Thomas Angermair, Katja Angermair

    • Cast: Graham McTavish, Stan Steinbichler, Susie Porter, Honor Gillies, Alice Lucy

    • Cinematographer: Ross Yeandle

    • Editor: Will Honeyball

    • Music: Matthias Jakisic

    • Running Time: 96 minutes

MUSE

Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski

Starring Malgosia Bela and Marcin Masecki, Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Muse” is a short film about the give and take of the creative struggle. Harmony dissolves into a battle of wills between a master pianist and his temperamental muse who has ideas of her own and, desperate to impress, will stop at nothing. Shot at the Old Carpet Factory on Hydra, with cinematography by Stanislaw Cuske and edited by Yannis Sakaridis. 

    • Director: Pawel Pawlikowski

    • Writers: Malgosia Bela, Jose Louis Padula, Mitchell Parish

    • Cinematography: Stanislaw Cuske

    • Editor: Yannis Sakaridis

    • Running Time: 6 minutes

HYDRA & SOPHIA

WORLD PREMIERE:

AN AI-ENHANCED DOCUMENTARY

We are delighted to announce the world premiere of Hydra & Sophia: Echoes of a Dolphin - ArtCinema Hydra’s first original production. This 30-minute experimental short documentary, filmed entirely on Hydra, is directed by acclaimed Greek filmmaker Antonis Sotiropoulos with producer Georgia Andreou, and commissioned by ArtCinema founder Amanda Palmer. It also marks the beginning of a feature-length project, set for completion next year on the 70th anniversary of Boy on a Dolphin.

The film revisits the 39 days in 1956 when a Greek-American and Italian crew arrived with 22-year-old rising Italian actress Sophia Loren to film the iconic movie, forever linking the island to her international career. By combining personal stories, archival material, and live performances from Hydra residents, it is a work shaped by the community itself.