Rain
TITLE
Rain
DIRECTOR
Vasilios Papaioannu
COUNTRY
USA, Greece, Italy
YEAR
2024
DURATION
6′
GENRE
Experimental
Rain
Rain, as circular shapes of memory imprinted on the fast paced celluloid or as liquid moving sculptures of the present in digital form, documents a verbal interaction between two people.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Vasilios Papaioannu
Vasilios Papaioannu is a filmmaker, photographer and mixed media artist current- ly based in Washington, DC. In his work Papaioannu explores the fleeting dreamscapes of reality using noise, movement and disturbance. He hybridizes different modes of filmmaking, unifying variegated media, primarily 16mm film, digital video and archival footage. His works have been shown in various venues around the world, such as the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Crossroads at SFMOMA, Anthology Film Archives, Athens International Film + Video Festival, Cork International Film Festival, Festifreak, Analogica, Cámara Lúcida, Engauge Film Festival, EXiS, L’ Alternativa, Antimatter [media art], Montreal Underground Film Festival, Revelation Perth Film Festival and Sharjah Film Platform. Pa- paioannu holds an MA in Communication, Text Semiotics and Cinema from the University of Siena in Italy and an MFA in Film from Syracuse University in New York. Papaioannu is currently an Assistant Professor at the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, Department of Media, Journalism, and Film at Howard Uni- versity.
- DirectorVasilios Papaioannu
- ScreenplayVasilios Papaioannu
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Vasilios Papaioannu
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleRain
- Project TypeExperimental
- Completion Date1 January 2024
- Country of originUSA, Greece, Italy
- Country of filmingUSA, Greece, Italy
- Language
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Vasilios Papaioannu
Vasilios Papaioannu is a filmmaker, photographer and mixed media artist current- ly based in Washington, DC. In his work Papaioannu explores the fleeting dreamscapes of reality using noise, movement and disturbance. He hybridizes different modes of filmmaking, unifying variegated media, primarily 16mm film, digital video and archival footage. His works have been shown in various venues around the world, such as the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Crossroads at SFMOMA, Anthology Film Archives, Athens International Film + Video Festival, Cork International Film Festival, Festifreak, Analogica, Cámara Lúcida, Engauge Film Festival, EXiS, L’ Alternativa, Antimatter [media art], Montreal Underground Film Festival, Revelation Perth Film Festival and Sharjah Film Platform. Pa- paioannu holds an MA in Communication, Text Semiotics and Cinema from the University of Siena in Italy and an MFA in Film from Syracuse University in New York. Papaioannu is currently an Assistant Professor at the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, Department of Media, Journalism, and Film at Howard Uni- versity.
