In a quiet, timeworn Greek village nestled high in the mountains above an ancient volcano, a group of elderly villagers must move the remains of their ancestors to a mausoleum at the peak of the mountain of Prophet Elias…
THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, directed by Kevin Walker and Irene Zahariadis, will have its World Premiere at the 54th
@iffr and will join the 2025 Gargantua catalog!
Directed by
@irenezeeee and
@kvnwlkr
Produced by
@thecosmicsalon
Kevin Walker and Irene Zahariadis are a docufiction directing duo originally from New York City and Athens, Greece, respectively. They are members of the filmmaking collective COSMIC SALON.
Irene Zahariadis is a writer, filmmaker, and translator living in New York City. Born in Queens, New York, she moved to Nisyros, Greece at the age of two and began schooling in Athens a few years later. After studying Creative Writing at the University of Warwick in the UK, in 2018 Irene moved to Manhattan and began working as an editor at The US Sun. Her parents still reside to this day in Nikia, Nisyros. Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World is her first film.
Kevin Walker is a co-founder of the filmmaking collective and production company COSMIC SALON. His short film, Roundabout, co-directed with NYC filmmaker Jack Auen, is currently being distributed by Varicoloured HFA. His debut short film Marblehead, also co-directed with Jack Auen, was selected to screen in-competition at the London Short Film Festival, the Vilnius International Short Film Festival, the Short Waves Festival, and was one of a select few ‘Market Picks’ at Clermont-Ferrand. Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World is his third short film.
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