15 minutes of fame that'll make you hate fame itself.
In the fake world of stardom, actor 'KAPPA' portrays a loving person and father figure when he plays the starring role in a lighthearted TV sit-com and when he presents himself in the media. His fake identity is juxtaposed with his egomaniac and perverse self which gradually unfolds until his soon to be demise.
Acting
Giannopoulos' physical unraveling is genuinely disturbing.
Direction
Chrysochoidis compresses epic collapse into 15 tight minutes.
Editing
Sitcom laugh track becomes horror device. Brilliant.
Director
Damianos Chrysochoidis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'KAPPA' references both the Greek letter (Κ) and slang for celebrity 'kapos' — layered wordplay on how fame reduces personhood to symbol.
Chrysochoidis shot this as his graduation film at Aristotle University; it's now touring festivals as a calling-card for merciless institutional critique.
GR
