Bearcave

Set in the Greek mountain village of Tirna, Bearcave follows Argyro, a badass farmer, and her best friend Anneta, the village “it” girl and local manicurist. Once Anneta admits that she’s pregnant and planning to leave town with her lame cop boyfriend, Argyro challenges Anneta to embark on an adventure to find the mystical bear cave. Before Argyro has a chance to confess her own love, Anneta leaves for her new life in the big city. Argyro is left broken. Meanwhile, in her new home with her clingy mother-in-law, Anneta quickly realizes her destiny lies elsewhere.

“Bearcave is a genre-blending love odyssey pulsating with the mountain folklore of the Balkans. It shines an original light on the lives of two young queer women in Greece, exploring their relationship through the lens of youth, light and humor, in contrast to the darkness and suffering in the lives of rural queer people that we have come to expect. This film represents a new perspective on the process and politics of filmmaking: conceived using a grassroots and collectivist approach, in harmony with the Divine Feminine and Nature. This is a homemade film, shot in the houses of our grandmothers, with a young, women-led team, by a cohort of talented emerging Greek filmmakers.” (Stergios Dinopoulos, Krysianna B. Papadakis, Directors of Bearcave)

Bearcave is eligible for the Spirit of the Festival Award for Best Film award and Best Screenplay.

This screening is supported by the Embassy of Greece in Ireland.