About this Video
I chose to tell this story because I'm drawn to the quiet emotional patterns passed down within families, often without being named. Growing up, I began to see relatives not only through their roles, but as people shaped by their own histories and wounds. This helped me understand how care, restraint, and silence are inherited rather than chosen.
The film lives in what's unsaid. Telling this story felt necessary because it mirrors the emotional realities I recognise in my own environment, and because I believe there is honesty and tenderness in acknowledging relationships that never fully heal, but still shift.
Creator
Andriani Ioannou
Creator
Andriani Ioannou is a Cypriot filmmaker. She earned both her BA (Hons) in Film Production and her MA in Filmmaking from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). In 2022, Andriani had the honour of representing Cyprus as a juror for the Giornate Degli Autori at the Venice Film Festival, serving under the presidency of acclaimed director Céline Sciamma. She currently works across film productions while developing her own narrative projects, with a focus on character-driven, grounded storytelling.