Ju Goma

An experimental short film shot entirely on an analog 35mm rangefinder camera. The title is a Spanish idiomatic expression that literally translates to “like the flower of skin“. The phrase conveys an overt display of emotion. It is similar to the English expression of “wearing one's heart on one's sleeve“.

A jewel of architecture, Villa Levidis hosted dozens of iconic film shootings in Athens from the 60s to the 80s. Some decades later, on a sunny day, a daydreamer rests on its ruins while fantasizing about cruising with a stranger in the now-destroyed mansion. Queer lust meets the golden era of Greek mainstream cinema in a dialogue around gender roles and social norms.