Pirouette
Pirouette
Feature
· Drama · 97 pages
Status: Spec
A Greek immigrant leaves her family to study ballet in 1950s Melbourne where she fights to keep her head above water in the face of rampant prejudice and her father’s ailing health back at home.
Written by
Criss Gidas
5 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition 2022
Finalist,
Script Summit 2023
1 Writer
Queensland, AU
Criss Gidas is a Greek-Australian writer/director whose imagination never takes a day off. By day, she weaves action-packed narratives with heart and fearless female heroes. By night, she brings cinematic dreams to life as a cinema projectionist.
Hero of Hyrule? Check. Pokémaster in search of the next great character? Absolutely. Criss is always ...
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Additional Project Info
Semi-Finalist at the Queensland Screenwriting Awards as a part of the Gold Coast Film Festival 2023. Finalist in the Bondi International Screenplay Competition.