Yiannis Lafis
Directing
Known For

Anna, in her late twenties, feels like her life is sliding away from her hands. A ticket to a music school in Paris might be the last chance to pursue her dream unless her manipulative, self-destructive alcoholic father stands in her way.
The Chaos She Left Behind

When the low-key Alkis follows his much more outgoing best friend Sofia to a university dance party, it seems like this might be the night their relationship will develop into something more than friendship. Until, at least, Alkis' unexpected encounter with the enigmatic, provocative Sini puts an end to these expectations and leads the two friends to a rift. But what seems like a bitter ending is only the first step towards a hedonistic, psychedelic and violent evening...
One Night Stand

The stages of Yannis Lafis's attempt to make a documentary about some people he considered remarkable, the reason he was interested in them, and ultimately the reason he was forced to give up.
Looking for the Cat-people

Quarantine. Dionysis, Giorgos, Stathis and Orestis have set up a guard at the house of their fellow student Anestis and are watching their friend Tony, who lives across the street. Dionysis planned this operation and is the only one who initially believes that Tony is planning to commit suicide. The other three, after sharing a story in which Tony seems not to be doing so well, are convinced. Suddenly, smoke comes out of Tony's apartment and they run across the street. Tony has simply burned his food. Relieved, the children stay there and Tony suggests that they call Anestis too.
SUICIDE WATCH

A lugubrious man hired to do a crime, now awaits for his last, brief contact with the mobsters, to pick-up his money. A very short film which tries to re-imagine film gris and to capture the sub-genre's "greater psychological and social realism".
Undersea Imprisonment
The unemployed Dimitris lives with his unemployed mother. Without thinking twice, he bets the rent on a football match: In tonight's PAOK-Panathinaikos, he bets on PAOK winning on penalties!
Play Responsibly

Two young men have undertaken a task to improve the quality of their relationship with the SONYA6400 camera. They are in her office and once they hand in the work, they try to disable it. She not only refuses to hang up, but in retaliation prevents them from communicating. They call the camera operator to help them. But she also fails to disable it. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.