Eva Stefani is a Greek video artist and director. She studied Political Science in Athens, and then documentary filmmaking at the Ateliers Varan (Paris), at the Tisch School of the Arts (MA, New York University), and at the Film and Television School (London). She also obtained a doctorate in Ethnographic Cinema at Panteion University in Athens. She filmed a considerable number of short and experimental documentaries, some of which won awards at Cinéma du Réel, the Thessaloniki Film Festival, and SEE Docs in Dubrovnik. She teaches theory and the history of cinema at the University of Athens and is a guest professor at the Freie Universität in Berlin. Days and Nights of Demetra K. is her first feature-length film.
Days and Nights of Demetra K.
Dimitra is a sex worker who likes her job. She owns one of the oldest bordellos in Athens. The film follows Dimitra for twelve years. It is also a chronicle of life in Athens, as affected by the recent financial crisis. On contact with the protagonist, we are confronted with our stereotypes about sex and [...]