Short film | Drama | European premiere | 2023 | Australia | 19 min | English with German subtitles | Directed by Veniamin Gialouris

This screening will take place at City Colosseum.

Synopsis

Inspired by Ovid’s Medusa myth, Gorgo tells the story of a Greek bride’s cross-continental journey to marry a man she has never met. Matchmade by her best friend Athina, with promises of a new future in a distant land, Medousa finds herself arriving in Australia to a strange home—and a cold welcome. Thrust into her new marriage, she soon discovers a monstrous secret that threatens to tear apart the best friends’ vow of sisterhood.

Director’s Bio

Veniamin Gialouris is an award-winning director and screenwriter whose films have screened at major international festivals, including the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, and St Kilda Film Festival Melbourne. He is the recipient of the Australian Directors’ Guild Award for Best Direction in a Student Film and the AACTA Award for Best Short Film.

A graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) with a Master of Arts in Directing, he also holds a postgraduate certificate in Creative Writing and Literature from Western Sydney University. His work is distinguished by formal precision, rigorous storytelling, and a synthesis of cinematic theory and practice, reflecting a deep engagement with film as both an art form and a discipline.

Ven is currently in development with this debut feature film.