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FEATURE FILM
FEATURE FILM
Jimmy's worst nightmare becomes reality when the bank forecloses on his diner. But a rare opportunity presents itself with a mysterious bag left behind in the bathroom. As the night unfolds, trust dissolves into thin air, and the scent of greed hangs heavy. Relationships unravel, and the characters find themselves entangled in a web of distrust and buried secrets.
Jimmy's worst nightmare becomes reality when the bank forecloses on his diner. But a rare opportunity presents itself with a mysterious bag left behind in the bathroom. As the night unfolds, trust dissolves into thin air, and the scent of greed hangs heavy. Relationships unravel, and the characters find themselves entangled in a web of distrust and buried secrets.
WATCH THE TRAILER
WATCH THE TRAILER
THE CINEMATOGRAPHY OF 'CAFE 404'
Finding the right dynamic and balance between the tragedy and the comedy in the script was the biggest creative challenge of shooting CAFE 404. To not go overboard with the grunge and weight to the image, which I knew would come very naturally to me and I would need to be mindful of. My aim was to allow the comedy to shine through, by letting the darkness and tragedy shape the comedy - for these two seemingly opposing forces, to work in a kind of fluid symbiosis. This became the abstract and conceptional foundation that I grounded myself in throughout the shoot.
Finding the right dynamic and balance between the tragedy and the comedy in the script was the biggest creative challenge of shooting CAFE 404. To not go overboard with the grunge and weight to the image, which I knew would come very naturally to me and I would need to be mindful of. My aim was to allow the comedy to shine through, by letting the darkness and tragedy shape the comedy - for these two seemingly opposing forces, to work in a kind of fluid symbiosis. This became the abstract and conceptional foundation that I grounded myself in throughout the shoot.
The entire script, apart from a brief eighth of a page at the beginning and end, was set at night, as the story occurs in the span of just one night shift at the diner. As much as it hurt, physically and emotionally, that the majority of the shooting schedule had us working on location from sunset till sunrise, it provided an exciting opportunity to explore the darkness in the story emotionally. In a practical sense it also gave us an empty canvas from which we could shape the image and the overall feel of the film. Knowing that going in, it became a very practical and tangible anchor and a reliable constant for most of the shoot. I could work my way back to the comedy elements - whilst maintaining a cohesive, yet constantly evolving, feel to the image.
The entire script, apart from a brief eighth of a page at the beginning and end, was set at night, as the story occurs in the span of just one night shift at the diner. As much as it hurt, physically and emotionally, that the majority of the shooting schedule had us working on location from sunset till sunrise, it provided an exciting opportunity to explore the darkness in the story emotionally. In a practical sense it also gave us an empty canvas from which we could shape the image and the overall feel of the film. Knowing that going in, it became a very practical and tangible anchor and a reliable constant for most of the shoot. I could work my way back to the comedy elements - whilst maintaining a cohesive, yet constantly evolving, feel to the image.
A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES OF CAFE 404
Principal photography on CAFE 404 started in end of November of 2022 in Thiva, a rural area about an hour's drive north of Athens. This would have been about 5 weeks after I received the call from my friend and collaborator, Alex Tsilifonis, in which he asked me how quickly I could get myself to Athens, so that we could start prepping for the film. And about four days later, the journey of shooting this film had begun.
Principal photography on CAFE 404 started in end of November of 2022 in Thiva, a rural area about an hour's drive north of Athens. This would have been about 5 weeks after I received the call from my friend and collaborator, Alex Tsilifonis, in which he asked me how quickly I could get myself to Athens, so that we could start prepping for the film. And about four days later, the journey of shooting this film had begun.
CREDITS
CREDITS
Main Cast Dimitri Gripari
Margaux Karayianni
Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos
Jerome Kaluta
Maria Nafpliotou
Kris Radanov
Vassilis Koukalani
Directed by: Alexandros Tsilifonis
Writers: Sotiris Nikias, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Alexandros Tsilifonis
Casting Director: Elpida Panagiotidou
Director of Photography: Andri Haraldsson
Production Designer: Zeta Mobarak
Costume Designer: Eleni Bantra
Music Composer: Stefano Fasce
Film Editor: Konstantinos Adraktas
Sound Designer & Mixer: Harry J. Parsons
Colorist: Angelos Ballas
Producer: Andreas Tsilifonis
Co-Producer: Connor J. Matthews
Executive Producers: Polina Kaskanioti, Konstantinos Gkolias,
Konstantinos Tsirikos, Yiannis Froussos
Associate Producers: Dimitris Tsilifonis, Panos Kordas
Unit Production Manager: Achilleas Villiotis
Production Coordinator: Ema Mavreli
1st Assistant Director: Sade Maria Agilara
2nd Assistant Director: Antigoni Kapaka
Script Supervisor: Vagelio Soumeli
1st Camera Assistant: Simos Prasinos
2nd Camera Assistant: Vasilis Kapnis
Additional 2nd ACs: Vaggelis Kolokythas, Nefeli Ntakozoudi
Camera Trainee: Chronis Tavris
DIT: Themis Katsimihas
Data Wrangler: Kostas Karakatsanis
2nd Unit DoP: Bill Kapnis
Drone Operator: Kyriakos Galanakis
HMU Supervisor: Vasiliki Yolande Kita
Wardrobe Assistant: Flora Samprovalaki
Props Master: Manos Petalakis
Set Dresser: Nikolai Panierakis
Set PA: Andreas Kelment
Props Assistant: Kostas Kelaidis
Graphic Design: Leonidas Palaskas
Props Rental: Prop 'N' Roll
Gaffer: Giannis Siorovigkas
Best Boy: Vasilis Siorovigkas
Electricians: Dimitris Kollias, Marcin Kukor, Giorgos Labropoulos,
Giorgos Athanasopoulos, Spiridon Aggelopoulos,
Artemis Mytilinaios
Rigging Gaffer: Kostas Bisilkas
Sound Recordist: Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos
Additional Sound Recordist: Alexis Pantelis Koukias
Boom Operator: Giorgos Gidakos
Key PA: Panos Iliakopoulos
Production Assistants: Nikos Tsiolas, Cela Mentor, Pepa Bledar
BTS Videographer & Stills: Spyros Manolatos
Stunt Coordinator: Kris Radanov
Constructions Foreman: Tasos Poulopoulos
Constructions: Vlahos Aluminum, Papacostas Dry Building
Camera Equipment: White Balance
Electric Equipment: Daffy Lights
Grip Equipment: Cinecrane
Production Equipment: Wrapshot
Lights Truck: Fotis Petropoulos
Main Cast Dimitri Gripari
Margaux Karayianni
Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos
Jerome Kaluta
Maria Nafpliotou
Kris Radanov
Vassilis Koukalani
Directed by: Alexandros Tsilifonis
Writers: Sotiris Nikias, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Alexandros Tsilifonis
Casting Director: Elpida Panagiotidou
Director of Photography: Andri Haraldsson
Production Designer: Zeta Mobarak
Costume Designer: Eleni Bantra
Music Composer: Stefano Fasce
Film Editor: Konstantinos Adraktas
Sound Designer & Mixer: Harry J. Parsons
Colorist: Angelos Ballas
Producer: Andreas Tsilifonis
Co-Producer: Connor J. Matthews
Executive Producers: Polina Kaskanioti, Konstantinos Gkolias,
Konstantinos Tsirikos, Yiannis Froussos
Associate Producers: Dimitris Tsilifonis, Panos Kordas
Unit Production Manager: Achilleas Villiotis
Production Coordinator: Ema Mavreli
1st Assistant Director: Sade Maria Agilara
2nd Assistant Director: Antigoni Kapaka
Script Supervisor: Vagelio Soumeli
1st Camera Assistant: Simos Prasinos
2nd Camera Assistant: Vasilis Kapnis
Additional 2nd ACs: Vaggelis Kolokythas, Nefeli Ntakozoudi
Camera Trainee: Chronis Tavris
DIT: Themis Katsimihas
Data Wrangler: Kostas Karakatsanis
2nd Unit DoP: Bill Kapnis
Drone Operator: Kyriakos Galanakis
HMU Supervisor: Vasiliki Yolande Kita
Wardrobe Assistant: Flora Samprovalaki
Props Master: Manos Petalakis
Set Dresser: Nikolai Panierakis
Set PA: Andreas Kelment
Props Assistant: Kostas Kelaidis
Graphic Design: Leonidas Palaskas
Props Rental: Prop 'N' Roll
Gaffer: Giannis Siorovigkas
Best Boy: Vasilis Siorovigkas
Electricians: Dimitris Kollias, Marcin Kukor, Giorgos Labropoulos,
Giorgos Athanasopoulos, Spiridon Aggelopoulos,
Artemis Mytilinaios
Rigging Gaffer: Kostas Bisilkas
Sound Recordist: Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos
Additional Sound Recordist: Alexis Pantelis Koukias
Boom Operator: Giorgos Gidakos
Key PA: Panos Iliakopoulos
Production Assistants: Nikos Tsiolas, Cela Mentor, Pepa Bledar
BTS Videographer & Stills: Spyros Manolatos
Stunt Coordinator: Kris Radanov
Constructions Foreman: Tasos Poulopoulos
Constructions: Vlahos Aluminum, Papacostas Dry Building
Camera Equipment: White Balance
Electric Equipment: Daffy Lights
Grip Equipment: Cinecrane
Production Equipment: Wrapshot
Lights Truck: Fotis Petropoulos
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