Stavros Psyllakis
Directing

Stavros Psyllakis

Born 1954-01-30
Chania, Crete, Greece
Department: Directing

Biography

Stavros Psyllakis (Chania, January 30, 1954) is a Greek director and producer of anthropocentric documentaries that usually focus on borderline situations of human existence. He has been honored with awards in Greece and abroad, with the most important being the 1st Documentary Award of the Hellenic Film Academy in 2010 for the documentary THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY. He is considered one of the pioneers in Greece in the anthropocentric documentary, with a rich work of over 40 films, in which the films stand out: THE MAN WHO DISTURBED THE UNIVERSE, THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY, METAXA listening to time, OLYMPIA, SMALL STORIES ROMA, TO MESA FOS as well as the trilogy "ODES TO EXISTENCE" which includes the films GIA CHORIS GHORIS GOUOUS meetings with Giorgos Maniatis, OFEILI, APOCHERETISMOS the memory of the place He is a founding member of the Hellenic Film Academy (H.E.A.K.) and the Hellenic Documentary Association (H.E.N.).

Known For

Prominent works featuring Stavros Psyllakis

Alps
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Alps

2011
TMDB3.1
Backdoor
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Backdoor

2000
TMDB2.8
In This Land Nobody Knew How to Cry
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In This Land Nobody Knew How to Cry

2018
TMDB3.4
There Was No Other Way
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There Was No Other Way

2009
TMDB4.8
The Giraffe
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The Giraffe

2021
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Sculpted Souls
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Sculpted Souls

2025
TMDB0.0
My photograph
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My photograph

2020
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METAXA: listening to time
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METAXA: listening to time

2012
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FAREWELL – The memory of the place
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FAREWELL – The memory of the place

2022
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Milonogianni 120, Chania
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Milonogianni 120, Chania

2011
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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (39 titles)

PosterTitleCharacter / RoleTypeYear
Sculpted SoulsSculpted SoulsDirectorMovie2025
Sculpted SoulsSculpted SoulsWriterMovie2025
FAREWELL – The memory of the placeFAREWELL – The memory of the placeDirectorMovie2022
FAREWELL – The memory of the placeFAREWELL – The memory of the placeWriterMovie2022
FAREWELL – The memory of the placeFAREWELL – The memory of the placeEditorMovie2022
DebtDebtDirectorMovie2021
DebtDebtWriterMovie2021
DebtDebtCinematographyMovie2021
DebtDebtEditorMovie2021
The GiraffeThe GiraffeSelf / AppearanceMovie2021
My photographMy photographDirectorMovie2020
FOR NO REASON meetings with Giorgos ManiatisWriterMovie2019
FOR NO REASON meetings with Giorgos ManiatisDirector of PhotographyMovie2019
FOR NO REASON meetings with Giorgos ManiatisSoundMovie2019
FOR NO REASON meetings with Giorgos ManiatisDirectorMovie2019
In This Land Nobody Knew How to CryIn This Land Nobody Knew How to CryCastingMovie2018
The Light InsideThe Light InsideDirectorMovie2016
The Light InsideThe Light InsideWriterMovie2016
The Light InsideThe Light InsideEditorMovie2016
OlympiaOlympiaDirectorMovie2015
OlympiaOlympiaWriterMovie2015
OlympiaOlympiaSoundMovie2015
OlympiaOlympiaProducerMovie2015
Short Roma StoriesShort Roma StoriesDirectorMovie2014
Short Roma StoriesShort Roma StoriesWriterMovie2014
Short Roma StoriesShort Roma StoriesEditorMovie2014
DilemmaDirectorMovie2013
METAXA: listening to timeMETAXA: listening to timeDirectorMovie2012
METAXA: listening to timeMETAXA: listening to timeWriterMovie2012
METAXA: listening to timeMETAXA: listening to timeProduction DirectorMovie2012
Milonogianni 120, ChaniaMilonogianni 120, ChaniaDirectorMovie2011
AlpsAlpsNurse's FatherMovie2011
There Was No Other WayThere Was No Other WayDirectorMovie2009
There Was No Other WayThere Was No Other WayWriterMovie2009
There Was No Other WayThere Was No Other WayProducerMovie2009
ABEA the congealed timeABEA the congealed timeDirectorMovie2002
The Man Who Disturbed the UniverseThe Man Who Disturbed the UniverseDirectorMovie2000
The Man Who Disturbed the UniverseThe Man Who Disturbed the UniverseWriterMovie2000
BackdoorBackdoorOfficerMovie2000