European Union Film Festival 2025
- Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump
- Σμαράγδα
- Cyprus2024
- Emilios Avraam
- 99 DCP
- NR
- EUFF 2025
Screening Dates
After being fired from her job as a children’s television host for having an inadequate social media following, eccentric Smaragda (Niovi Charalambous) moves into her recently deceased mother’s house and takes a job at a nearby resort. Emilios Avraam describes his debut as a “midlife coming-of-age film” that avoids characterizing its protagonist in terms of crisis: the brightly coloured production design and dreamy cinematography evoke Smaragda’s irrepressible free spirit in a world that’s rarely hospitable to it. The film tackles today’s thorniest questions—climate change, online performativity, financial pressure—with humour and determination; the title comes from Smaragda’s self-comparison to the sturdy, self-confident elephant.
In Greek with English subtitles
Best Cypriot Film, Best Performance (Niovi Charalambous)
Cyprus Film Days 2025
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