PITY

Synopsis

The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy, a man addicted to sadness, who has such need for pity, he’s willing to do everything to evoke it from others.
This is the life of a man in a world not cruel enough for him.

Biography

Babis was born in Kastoria, northern Greece, in 1970. He studied film direction at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. He started working as a director in 2000 and since then he has directed countless commercials and video clips. His short film THE LAST FAKIR (2005) won the Newcomer’s Prize at the Drama Short Film Festival, Greece. His debut feature L (2012) was presented in competition at Sundance Film Festival, Rotterdam Tiger Awards and many other international festivals. PITY is his second feature film.