The Eggregores’ Theory

Director: Andrea Gatopoulos
Script: Andrea Gatopoulos
Editing: Zhenia Kazankina, Andrea Gatopoulos
Producers: Ariens Damsi, Luigi Mascolo, Marco Crispano, Andrea Gatopoulos, Orazio Guarino,
Marco Santoro
Cast: David Rumsey

Italy 2024
15′

He does not remember much from that time. Things have faded, like the color of a painting after too much light. The only thing that bothers him is this music. It keeps popping up… He thinks he forget what it meant. All he knows, for sure, is that he cannot get it out of his head. This is enough to make him just a tiny bit worried. He’d never want an Eggregore to be born because of this. They say they come when one thinks too much about something…

Andrea Gatopoulos

a film producer and director, member of EFA and alumnus of Berlinale Talents and Locarno Spring Academy. He studied in workshops with Werner Herzog, Radu Jude and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. His film productions were featured in more than 150 festivals all around the world including Cannes Quinzaine, Locarno, Venice SIC@SIC, Camerimage, Rotterdam IFFR. His short film Happy New Year, Jim premiered at Cannes Film Festival during the 54. Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. In 2023, he took part in Locarno Spring Academy with Radu Jude where he shot Eschaton Ad. In November 2023, his debut feature documentary A Stranger Quest was presented at the 41. Turin Film Festival, Thessaloniki FF, Vancouver FF and others. In 2024, his short The Eggregores’ Theory opened Venice Film Critics’ Week.