Poetry Expo 25
/ 3 February 2025
Primordial
A Poetry Film by George Zorbas & Nana Papadaki (Greece, 2024)
Poetry Expo 25
The film "Primordial" establishes an inner dialogue between poetry and a timeless landscape. Through cinema, word and music the film reflects nature’ s abandonment, spiritual emptiness and ending times through the eyes of a woman, who could be nature, history, an idea or just a human being of our times. It is based on the poetry book of same name by Nana Papadaki.
PRIMORDIAL
Poetry Film, Experimental Film, Video Poetry
Greece, 2024, 12 min 34 sec
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/904933925
Directing: George Zorbas & Nana Papadaki
Cast: Nana Papadaki
Cinematography: George Zorbas
Music: Vassilis Tzavaras
Editing: Katerina Tzigotzidou
English Translation: Elena Polygeni
Spanish Translation: Kyriaki Christoforidi
Production: Maldoror AMKE
Based on the poetry book “Primordial” (Melani Publications, 2023, longlisted for Poetry Awards 2023 of Greek Literature Magazine Hartis) by Nana Papadaki. A first draft of the film was screened at the book presentation organised by Melani Publications and Athens Book Space of Municipality of Athens.
Winner Poetry International Arts Film Festival ΙΑFFEST 2024, London 2024, Νominee for Best Experimental Film Asian Talent International Film Festival 2024 - ATIIFFA24, Ahmednagar, India 2024, Official Selection Helios Sun Poetry Film Festival - Helios: Festival Internacional de Cine Poético IV, Mexico City, Mexico 2024, Οfficial Selection Spicy Indie International Film Festival 2024 - SPICYIIFF2024, Athens 2024, Οfficial Screening International Performance Poetry Biennial Symposium-Festival, Thessaloniki 2024, Official Selection Short Shot Fest, Moscow 2024, Οfficial Selection Festival Fotogenia, Mexico City 2024, Award Winner 2nd KISFFO 2024, Cinematic Achievement Award, Karditsa 2024, Official Selection Experimental Brasil 2024, Rio de Janeiro 2024, Official Screening 10th Tinos International Literary Festival 2024, Tinos 2024, Official Selection 11th International Video Poetry Festival 2024, Athens 2024
Nothing is left.
She shivers in the wind.
She feels the wind in her bones.
Find out more about the project on https://maldorornanapapadaki.wordpress.com/
The project is part of the subtheme The Ecology of Language - Poetry and Environmental Action.
Author
Nana Papadaki
Nana Papadaki is a Greek actress, director and poet. She is a graduate of Karolos Koun Greek Art Theater, E. Hatzikou Film School, Athens University of Economics and Business and German School of Athens. As an actress she has collaborated with Karolos Koun Greek Art Theater, National Theater of Greece, National Theater of Northern Greece, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Municipality Theater of Piraeus etc. She has directed three theater plays and published four poetry books. She is the artistic director of Maldoror AMKE. Its latest theater production was presented under the auspices of Greek Ministry of Culture and Swedish Institute of Athens and its awarded latest poetry film participated in many festivals around the world.
Photo by: Katerina Tzigotzidou
