Postcards from Manila

Synopsis

A short essay film on writer’s block and the creative process, collecting elements from several projects left unfinished by the filmmaker over a period of almost twenty years.

Director Biography

Harry Lagoussis is a filmmaker and cartoonist based in Athens, Greece. His first short film, MAASAI, premiered at Aspen Shortsfest in 2014 and went on to screen at many film festivals and win several awards while STRATOS, the feature film he co-wrote for Greek director Yannis Economides, competed for the Golden Bear at the 64th Berlinale. He has also made video art pieces, music videos and T.V. ads, while his comics have been published and exhibited in Greece and abroad. He is currently writing his first feature film.