Light of Light

Before his death in 1932, a monk created his own camera in one of the most isolated places in the world. Nearly a century later, a filmmaker discovers and reconstructs the 3000 preserved photographic plates, blending them with his own evocative Super 8, crafting a cinematic pilgrimage, where the past interlaces seamlessly with the present, in a spellbinding visual narrative that defies the constraints of time itself.

2023 | Docufiction | 13 mins | Greece

Filmmaker’s Bio
Neritan Zinxhiria was born in 1989 in Albania. Director of “Chamomile”, “The Time of a Young Man About to Kill”, “A Country of Two”; having as a centre of inspiration the themes of loss and death, he continues to explore how the latter shapes our memory and culture. His latest short film “Light of Light”, a Slamdance Grand Prix Winner, was nominated for a Tiger Award, having its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Accolades:
World Premiere
Rotterdam Film Festival – Tiger Short Nominee
North American Premiere
Slamdance Film Festival – Grand Prix Winner
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Best Short Documentary 2024 – Hellenic Film Academy Awards
Grand Prix – Tabor Film Festival
Small Iron Camera 300 – Manaki Brothers International Film Festival
Golden Athena – Athens Film Festival
Best Short Documentary – Drama International Short Film Festival

Director
Neritan Zinxhiria
Producer
Efijeni Kokedhima
Cinematographer
Neritan Zinxhiria
Christina Moumouri
Giorgos Valsamis
Editor
George Alexiou
Sound
Leandros Ntounis