Greece
Synopsis
Director's Statement
I was deeply moved by this real-life event and by the cinematic possibilities of this circular story. I also had had such an experience of a termination at a young age. In the film, my friend’s story is amalgamated with my own subjective experience.
The space of these eight school hours becomes the greatest void of all: a gap of understanding and communication pervades both the family and the social environment. In the last couple of years we are all witness to the struggle of women in countries like Poland, Argentina, Hungary and lately Greece, to protect their inalienable right to self-determination through their reproductive rights, expressed by the motto ‘my body, my choice’. Something that shows us that both bodily autonomy and freedom of choice are still in question even today when we take such things for granted.
Be that as it may, I chose not to dwell on the social impact a story like that has. I wanted the Memoir of a Veering Storm to observe and depict the effect of such an event on the psyche of a particular young girl who decides to face an abortion, with the company of her same age boyfriend, on the day that a Mediterranean cyclone is closing in on the town.
The story, unfolding within the timeframe of a day, follows this girl and shares her journey and her feelings. It portrays, in a stark but understated way, a coming-of-age story. A journey that many women amongst us have lived through.
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Sofia Georgovassili
Written by: Sofia Georgovassili
Produced by: Stelios Cotionis, Sofia Georgovassili, Onassis Culture
Cinematography: Tudor Panduru
Editing: Giorgos Zafeiris
Costume Design: Vassilia Rozana
Original Score: Jay Glass Dubs
Sound: Persefoni Miliou
Visual Effects: Tina Koubaraki
Cast: Daphne Peel (girl), Maria Kallimani (mother), Konstantinos Sideris (boy), Stefania Sotiropoulou (girlfriend), Nikos Hatzopoulos (gynecologist)
Nominations and Awards
- Short Film Candidates 2022