Film — evangelo costadimas

Directing

PRETTY PASS: Some Problems Solve Themselves

STUCK WITH A ROOMMATE FROM HELL, MIA FINDS A WAY OUT.

Pretty Pass (2019) is a dark comedy short film starring Lymari Alberts, Joyce Chan and Andrew Ng. The film is written, produced and edited by Michelle Claase, directed by Evangelo Costadimas, with cinematography by Etienne Leung.

Mia is stuck with an inconsiderate party-girl as a roommate. Her resentment builds as she struggles to maintain her composure. When a solution to her problem presents itself, she must make a decision.

SCREENINGS / FESTIVALS:

Official Selection (short film) - Rome Independent Prisma Awards
Feb 2020, Italy

Semi-Finalist (short film) - Los Angeles CineFest
Jan 2020, USA

Official Selection (short film) - International Shorts Film Festival
Dec 2019, Australia

Official Selection (short film) - Jozi Film Festival
Oct 2019, South Africa

(Short, Dark Comedy, 10min, 2019)

Director: Evangelo Costadimas

Cinematography: Etienne Leung

Writer, Editor: Michelle Claase

Produced by Michelle Claase in association with Bao Bao Films

Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/322043373

CAPTIVITY: There Is No Escape

A STORY ABOUT STOCKHOLM SYNDROME, TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A FEMALE VICTIM HELD CAPTIVE INSIDE A WAREHOUSE BUILDING.

Captivity (2018) is an experimental short film produced by BAO BAO FILMS, shot entirely from the victim's subjective point of view. It stars Barry O' Rorke. Written and edited by Michelle Claase, directed by Evangelo Costadimas, with cinematography and sound design by Michael Rush.

Following an attempt to escape her captor, a young female tells her story, giving the viewer a glimpse into the life of a victim with Stockholm Syndrome - a survival mechanism that causes hostages to develop feelings of affection for their kidnapper.

SCREENINGS / FESTIVALS:

Finalist (experimental) - Roma Cinema Doc Festival
March 2020, Italy

Semi-Finalist (short film) - Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival
Aug 2019, Russia

Special Mention (short film) - Melkbos Film Festival
Feb 2020, South Africa

Official Selection (experimental) - Rome Independent Prisma Awards
Feb 2020, Italy

Official Selection (narrative short) - Indie Visions Film Festival
July 2019, USA & Iran

(Short, Drama / Experimental, 9min 2018)

Director: Evangelo Costadimas

Cinematography & Sound design: Michael Rush

Sound recordist: Matthew Honyin Chan

Writer, Editor: Michelle Claase

A Bao Bao Films production

Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/357589905

ENDLESS STORY

(Short, Drama, 9min, 2018)

Director, Cinematography: Evangelo Costadimas

Writer: Michel Duthin

Editor: Michelle Claase

A Bao Bao Films production

Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/446751201

Cinematography

Feature Films

HAVANA DIVAS

(Documentary, 90 min, 2015)

Director: S. Louisa Wei

Cinematography: Eugene Cheung, Evangelo Costadimas, Green Zhou Gelin, Yunyi Joyce Huang, Paul Chan Hing Lam, Yuen Ting LI, Melanie Wong Yee Mei, Jeff Hu Shengfeng, S. Louisa Wei, Rian Liao Wenhui

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_-O8z2cod0