Synopsis: Two men guard a mysterious building. Things get out of hand when one of them decides to open the door and find out what hides behind it.
Short Film
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Avant Garde
Runtime: 12 min
Completed: January 2019
Production Country: Cyprus
Directed by: Daina Papadaki
Produced by: FILMBLADES Ltd.
Co- Producers: The Cyprus Ministry of Education & Culture(THE CINEMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE)
& MEDIA STUDIOS Ltd.
Screenplay by: Fanos Christophides
Directors' Note:
Off Guard is a cinematic depiction of the human condition, our perception and approach when it comes to our inevitable mortality or death itself. Existence can be a linear journey or a never ending circle. The choice to exist in a state of oblivion can be a conscious decision, a safe way to perceive the reasons we are here and accept our ephemeral nature. Our life’s journey may seem linear and simple, a routine, a task, something taken for granted. Who we are and why we are here can become more complex and circular, based on our self-concept and notion of reality, our desires and needs, our risk-taking.
When the subconscious takes over, it can lead the way to a mysterious door where fears, dreams, life and death may get unleashed and change our fate and pathways.
Short Film
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Avant Garde
Runtime: 12 min
Completed: January 2019
Production Country: Cyprus
Directed by: Daina Papadaki
Produced by: FILMBLADES Ltd.
Co- Producers: The Cyprus Ministry of Education & Culture(THE CINEMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE)
& MEDIA STUDIOS Ltd.
Screenplay by: Fanos Christophides
Directors' Note:
Off Guard is a cinematic depiction of the human condition, our perception and approach when it comes to our inevitable mortality or death itself. Existence can be a linear journey or a never ending circle. The choice to exist in a state of oblivion can be a conscious decision, a safe way to perceive the reasons we are here and accept our ephemeral nature. Our life’s journey may seem linear and simple, a routine, a task, something taken for granted. Who we are and why we are here can become more complex and circular, based on our self-concept and notion of reality, our desires and needs, our risk-taking.
When the subconscious takes over, it can lead the way to a mysterious door where fears, dreams, life and death may get unleashed and change our fate and pathways.
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