The real auteurs wear suits and stress about budgets.
The documentary Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema explores the role of the producer in the creative process of Greek cinema, highlighting the complexity and unseen creative role that distinguishes this special profession.
Direction
Kyriakidis treats producers like the rockstars they secretly are.
Production
Greek cinema's ecosystem revealed through candid practitioner interviews.
Editing
Tight 14 minutes—no producer would let it run long.
Director
Evangelos Kyriakidis
Froso Ralli
Herself
Giannis Exintaris
Himself
Dimitra Papadopoulou
Herself (Archive Footage)
Vlassis Bonatsos
Himself (Archive Footage)
Giannis Bezos
Himself (Archive Footage)
Spiros Papadopoulos
Himself (Archive Footage)
Renia Louizidou
Herself (Archive Footage)
Joyce Evidi
Herself (Archive Footage)
Anna Kouri
Herself (Archive Footage)
Alkis Kourkoulos
Himself (Archive Footage)
Dimitris Piatas
Himself (Archive Footage)
Yorgos Pirpassopoulos
Himself (Archive Footage)
Yannis Bostantzoglou
Himself (Archive Footage)
Antinoos Albanis
Himself (Archive Footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Greek cinema's 'weird wave' (Yorgos Lanthimos, Athina Rachel Tsangari) put the country on the map, but this doc argues the infrastructure behind that movement deserves equal credit.
The film's very existence—produced about producers—creates a meta-commentary on who gets to claim authorship in an industry obsessed with the director-as-auteur myth.
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