Elena's Shift
Driven by love and struggle, Elena dares to live fully, fight with dignity, and embrace freedom.
Elena, a Romanian single mother in Athens, dreams of a better future and a sense of belonging she has long been denied. When she is unjustly fired, her fragile world collapses, and her long-suppressed activist spirit awakens. Determined to seek justice, she turns to Yota, a charismatic lawyer, and discovers a bond that rekindles her desire to live, to open her heart, and to raise her head with dignity. As Elena confronts systemic injustice and fights to reclaim her voice, she will have to courageously decide what matters most: her family, her ideals, or the chance to love again.
“Elena’s Shift” highlights the challenges of cultural integration, a poignant story of a woman regaining her strength, her rights, and her agency, set against a society shaped by austerity and displacement; a female-centred tale brought to life through a masterful performance.
Fabio Tucci
Stefanos Tsivopoulos (1973) was born in Prague to an Iranian mother and a Greek father. He is a visual artist, filmmaker and writer who lives and works between Athens and Amsterdam. As a teenager he was interested in theatre but being too shy, he ended up studying painting and set design in the Fine Arts Academy in Athens. Afterwards he moved to Amsterdam and studied video art and installations at Gerrit Rietveld Academy. His film works include short films titled “Amnesialand” (2010, directed and co-written), “History Zero” (2014) and “Object Reconnaissance” (2024). He’s the founder and co-director of Artists for Artists (AfA), an online non-profit educational organization.
Filmography:
Untitled (The Remake) (2007, short), Amnesialand (2010, short), Lost Monument (2012, short), History Zero (2014, short), Glow in the Dark (2017, doc), The Cardinal (2023, short), Object Reconnaissance (2024, short), Elena's Shift (2025)
Award for the best film, grant of 5000€ by
