The Summer with Carmen

On a sun-drenched queer beach in Athens, two best friends drift through a long, lazy day of swimming and conversation, unraveling the bright and messy threads of a recent summer. As Demosthenes and Nikitas trade memories, jokes, and tender confessions, they piece together scenes and characters, turning lived moments into the scaffolding for Nikitas' first feature film. The rhythms of the sea and the city seep into their storytelling, blending nostalgia with the sharp intimacy of two people who know each other’s secrets.

What emerges is both a love letter and a reckoning: a cinematic exploration of friendship, desire, and the art of remembering. Playful banter gives way to quieter reckonings as the pair confront the ways the past has shaped them, and how telling a story can change the story itself. The Summer with Carmen captures the luminous contradictions of youth and creativity, inviting viewers to linger in moments where memory, identity, and imagination meet.