Light of Light

Synopsis

Before his death in 1932, a monk created his own camera in one of the most isolated places in the world. 90 years later, a filmmaker discovers and reconstructs the found footage.

Director Biography

Born in Tirana, raised in Athens; Neritan Zinxhiria lived his own cinema paradiso at Cinema Trianon, a historic movie theatre in Greece. He created his first short film at 18 and four years later, he wins all major Greek film festivals with his second short "Chamomile". Holder of 2018 Artworks Excellence Award by the prestigious Stavros Niarchos Foundation, his films have been screened in more than 200 film festivals worldwide.