Germany, Greece

27′57″, 2025

DIRECTED BY

Anna-Maria Dutoit

PRODUCED BY

Michaela Mederer, Chara Fournari, Anastasis Mavrogiannis

SCRIPTWRITER

Anna-Maria Dutoit

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Louis Dickhaut

EDITED BY

Anna-Maria Dutoit, Melanie Jilg

Strong winds brush through drought-stricken trees in the ancient olive grove near Delphi, reminding of the wildfires that are engulfing the country every summer. Among the trees, a family of olive farmers struggles to recover from past flames and a persistent lack of water. Named after the paradise in ancient Greek myth, Еlysian Fieldsexplores landscapes of both devastation and hope, in search of the strength to begin again.

 

Anna-Maria Dutoit is a Greek-Swiss filmmaker. Before film school, she completed a Bachelor in Political Science and Geography. Since 2019 she has been studying Directing for Documentary at the University of Television and Film in Munich. Her films often revolve around topics of environment and migration and in that she is especially interested in exploring non-human centered narratives. Her shorts have been shown at different national and international film festivals, such as Visions du Réel, Berlinale Special and Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis.