As two men with a shared cultural heritage but worlds apart meet in Athens and New York who discover their bond transcends beyond the dance floor. Alex’s voyage to Greece is a foreign but comforting one: identical to his feelings towards Aeneas. He often feels both at home and isolated at the same time.
Direction
Bakopoulos crafts Athens and NYC as mirror souls.
Cinematography
Dance sequences that speak louder than dialogue ever could.
Director
Apollo Bakopoulos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Apollo Bakopoulos shot much of the Athens footage during an actual personal trip, blurring autobiography with fiction.
The film quietly enters the tradition of Greek diaspora cinema, where return to the homeland is never simple reunion.