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

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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Semi-Finalist at the Queensland Screenwriting Awards as a part of the Gold Coast Film Festival 2023. Finalist in the Bondi International Screenplay Competition.