

Twelve minutes. One bus. Two strangers. Christmas will never feel the same.
In the confined space of a typical school bus, two contrasting characters share an ordinary day on the road just before Christmas.
Acting
Mascha's micro-expressions speak paragraphs
Direction
Frangopoulos turns bus seats into confessionals
Cinematography
Grey Athens light never looked this lonely
Director
Konstantinos Frangopoulos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Greek short cinema of the 2000s often explored urban alienation; this predates the country's economic collapse but eerily forecasts its emotional landscape.
Frangopoulos reportedly shot this in a single morning with a real city bus route, meaning some passengers were genuine commuters unaware they were in a film.