Irena Joannides (1964-2025) was a distinguished Cypriot filmmaker, writer, and translator who studied Film Directing at the University of Toronto before building a multifaceted career between Cyprus and Canada. This programme presents a selection of her acclaimed short films, reflecting the vision and sensitivity she brought to contemporary Cypriot cinema.

 

The following films will be screened:

 

Her Violet Garden

18’, 1997 

 

Frequency 

30’, 2010 

 

The Island

10’, 1999