First Cut+ Trieste 2021
HOLY EMY (2020)
Agia Emi
Greece, France, USA
Production company: Studio Bauhaus
World Premiere: Locarno 2021 – Cineasti Presenti
Synopsis
After their mother returns to the Philippines, sisters Emy and Teresa live within their tight-knit Filipino Catholic community in the port city of Athens. But when Teresa gets pregnant, Emy is increasingly drawn to other, more mysterious forces that live within her.
CREDITS
Director: Araceli Lemos
Writers: Araceli Lemos, Giulia Caruso
Editors: Raphaëlle Martin-Hölger, Araceli Lemos
Producer: Konstantinos Vassilaros
Co-producers: Mathieu Bompoint, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Mattia Bogianchino
Cast: Abigael Loma, Hasmine Kilip, Eirini Inglesi
Length: 111 min
International sales: TVCO