What We Ask of a Statue is That it Doesn’t Move

Ce qu’on demande à une statue c’est qu’elle ne bouge pas
  • Daphné Hérétakis
  • France
  • Greece
2025
31'

Nothing seems to be moving in Athens and the people are as still as statues. But elsewhere in the city, a caryatid escapes the museum and a small groupuscule demands the destruction of all antiquities. Perhaps filming is the only way to avoid turning into stone.

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Daphné Hérétakis
Daphné Hérétakis

Daphne Heretakis (1987) studied at Paris 8 University, where she graduated with a master’s degree in documentary filmmaking, and at Le Fresnoy national studio for contemporary art. Her films tread a fine line between documentary and fiction, blending intimacy and the collective, and have been presented at many festivals such as IFFR, Hors Piste Pompidou, Visions du Réel, etc. She lives and works between France and Greece.


Film information

Director: Daphné Hérétakis

Screenplay: Daphné Hérétakis

Cast: Grigoria Metheniti Hélène Chalastanis Sotiria Chrysovergi Natacha Efstathiadi Nikos Ioakeim Katerina Konstandourou Stavros Moiras, Takis Papanastasiou Dimitris Petimezas Stamatis Tsimbidis Kyveli Zoi

Director of photography: Robin Fresson, Daphné Hérétakis

Editing: Konstantinos Samaras, Jean Costa, Daphné Hérétakis

Production: Allonsanfàn Films, Bocalupo Films, Quartett Production

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