Told through a series of intimate letters, A LETTER TO LIVE IN unfolds among the evocative landscapes of rural Crete, where I embark on a journey back and seek connection with five people originally from the island: a traditional weaver, a folk musician, a man torn between tradition and modernity, an elderly shepherd, and myself: a filmmaker who left her homeland twenty-five years ago.
DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Efthymia Zymvragaki is a producer, director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. She seeks to explore spaces of intimacy between and within people. Efthymia earned her Master’s Degree in Artistic Productions and Research from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona and trained as a photographer at the Institut d’Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete (Greece). She specializes in creative documentaries, participating in workshops, labs, and industry events.
She is an alumna of: IDFAcademy 2020, Circle – Women’s Doc Accelerator 2020, Acció producció – Dones Visuals 2021, LIM Development Angels, Dok.incubator 2022, and the EURODOC 2024 international program.
She is a member of DAE (Documentary Association of Europe), EWA (European Women’s Association), Dones Visuals, and DOCMA (Documentary Film Association). He has participated in numerous documentary forums and markets: IDFA Forum, Cannes Marché du film Docs in Progress, WEMW Coproduction Forum and Pitching, East Doc Platform, DOK Leipzig Coproduction Forum, DOK.Fest Munich Marketplace, MEDIMED, REC 1er Test, LAU HAIZETARA Documentary Pitching San Sebastian, CIIF MARKET, L’Alternativa Mentoring Projects, and Cinema Pendent.
PRESS QUOTES
“De vez en cuando te encuentras con una obra de arte que cumple todos los requisitos. Light Falls Vertical es uno de esos raros ejemplos, que ofrece una visión profunda de las almas tanto de un agresor como de una víctima de violencia doméstica”.
Business Doc Europe
“Un documental ensayístico sobre la violencia doméstica profundamente personal y a la vez universal.”
International Cinephile Society
“Un relato íntimo de una mente atormentada, sin que nunca sea intrusivo”
Business Doc Europe
Title: Una carta para vivir adentro
International Title: A Letter to Live In
Genre: Creative Documentary
Running Time: 90 min
Recording Format: Digital, UHD, 4:3
Production: Gris Medio
Co-production: Witfilm, Sisilo
Country of Production: Spain, Netherlands, Greece
Original Language: Mainly Greek
Supported by: Creative Europe Media
