Written, directed and produced by James Elazzi.

Yannis, a first-generation Greek/Lebanese Australian teenager, has been pushed to the margins after being estranged from his family. Now living under a bridge and surviving as a sex worker, he leans on his closest friend, Omar—who once shared his reality but is now trying to forge a different path.

A raw and intimate portrait of culture, isolation, and resilience, Yannis asks: where do we find refuge when home no longer holds space for us?

Starring Will Bartolo, Edward O'leary, Simon El-rahi, Joshua Shediak and Antony Makhlouf.

OFFICIAL SELECTION FESTIVALS

Pride Film Festival 2023

Flickerfest Film Festival 2023

Lebanese Film Festival 2022

Canberra Short Film Festival 2022

Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Lift Off Global Network First-Time Filmmakers Sessions Pinewood Studios 2022

LGBTQIA+ Los Angeles Film Festival 2022

Black Cat Award International Film Festival 2022

Made In The West Film Festival Official Selection

Lift Off Sydney Official Selection

Omovie Film Festival Napoli 2022

SydFest Independent Film Festival

Flickerfest 2023 Official Selection

Pride Queer Film Festival 2023

Melbourne CINEVERSE Film Festival

Lebanese Independent Film Festival 2023

Awards

Won Best Performance LGBTQ+Los Angeles Film Festival

Made Out West Film Festival: Nominated for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Score, Best Cinematographer, Best Editor

Won Best Film Runner Up in Made in The West Film Festival

Won Best Lead Actor in Made in The West Film Festival

Cast and Creatives

Omar- Edward O’Leary

Yannis- Will Bartolo

Abdul- Simon Elrahi

Outdoor Gentlemen- Antony Makhlouf

Dawn- Deborah Galanos

Yannis Brother- Joshua Shediak

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Written, Directed and Produced James Elazzi

Cinematographer Nicolas Nalbandian

1st assistant camera Tom Yi Zheng Xiao, James Bartlett, Owen Yang

2nd assistant camera Helen Lee

Gaffer Kachlan Clarke, Genevieve Bernadette

Sound Recordist Dante Florez

Editor Alex Dona

Production Designer Amanda Torrisi

Props standby Ally Vyner

Costume design Tess Torrisi

Costume standby Amy Jackson

Sound designer Sam Strachan

Original score by Paul Nicolaou

Colourist Nicolas Nalbandian

Stills Photographer Teniola Komolafe

Special thanks to Anjelica Murdaca

All photography by Teniola Komolafe