Director of
Mia mera sti zoi tis tzo: kefalaio Faidra (A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra)
Jacqueline Lentzou (Athens, 1989) is a filmmaker whose cinematic language focuses on discovering poetry in seemingly mundane premises. Her films have premiered in Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto and Locarno and have received numerous awards, among them the Leica Cine Discovery Award by Semaine de la Critique in Cannes for EKTORAS MALO: I TELEFTEA MERA TIS CHRONIAS (HECTOR MALOT: THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR) (2018), Best Film by the Cinema e Gioventù Jury in Locarno for ALEPOÚ (FOX) (2016), as well as the Grand Prix at Reykjavík IFF and Sevilla IFF for MOON, 66 QUESTIONS (2021), her debut feature, which premiered in Berlinale Encounters. Retrospectives of her work have taken place in Montreal, Ghent as well as at ICA London. She has screened her work at MoMA ND/NF, Palais de Tokyo and the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, while MUBI, The Criterion Channel, Le Cinéma Club and E-flux have curated her films. MIA MERA STI ZOI TIS TZO: KEFALAIO FAIDRA (A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA) (2026) is her second feature.
Films (selection): ALEPOÚ (FOX) (2016), EKTORAS MALO: I TELEFTEA MERA TIS CHRONIAS (HECTOR MALOT: THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR) (2018), MOON, 66 QUESTIONS (2021), MIA MERA STI ZOI TIS TZO: KEFALAIO FAIDRA (A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA) (2026)