
Kostis Charamountanis
Directing
Biography
Kostis Charamountanis is a self-taught filmmaker, writer, editor, and composer whose work has been recognized with acclaim and awards at prestigious film festivals worldwide. The SNF ARTWORKS Fellow (2020), recently completed his debut feature film, 'Kyuka Before Summer's End' (2024), which premiered in the esteemed L'ACID section of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.
Known For

A monk of a Greek monastery, tries to cope with the unbearable sadness and loneliness , when he loses his little dog, the only companion he has got.
The Right Pocket of the Robe

Summertime. A family of three, a single father, Babis, and his twin children on the verge of adulthood, Konstantinos and Elsa, sail to the island of Poros on the family boat for their holidays. In the midst of swimming, sunbathing and making new friends, Konstantinos and Elsa meet unbeknownst to them, their birth mother Anna who abandoned them when they were babies. This encounter will stir up long-held feelings of resentment in Babis, resulting in a sun-kissed, bittersweet coming-of-age journey for everyone involved.
Kyuka: Before Summer's End

The dog of Chamomile goes to a beauty pageant only to be rejected because his tail could be better.
Dog of Chamomile

Plants are immersed in a world of eternal silence. Caterpillars fall from the clouds into salt and what attracts butterflies, those that fly in the stomach?
Anthology of a Butterfly

The first sexual experience of a sensitive 16-year-old girl becomes the starting point of an emotional journey towards adulthood and reconciliation through music and its power.
Acrylic

In a world where people stopped mating and the human race is under extinction, a lonely man Varsanouphios and a girl Ploumi find love through an arranged marriage.
The Beast Asleep

The associative thoughts of a lonely man who has committed suicide out of love.
The Eye and the Brow

An everyday memory collage of two siblings who are feeling nostalgic for the summer.
Kioku Before Summer Comes

That man's dearest dream is to be a mother.