Cut the Tie

Animation

SYNOPSIS

The story of a girl’s relationship with her eating disorder, told through dance. A girl is looking at herself in her bedroom mirror. She seems troubled by her body image and grabs a measuring tape to measure her waist. When left dissatisfied by the results, she pulles aggressively onto the ends. By doing that, the girl and her tape get transported into an imaginary world in which the tape transforms into a colourful ribbon that comes to life in order to lure the girl into dancing with it.

Film Participations Awards

Stratos – Hellenic Animation Awards by Asifa Hellas / Finalist
Animasyros 2024 / official selection
Thessaloniki Animation Festival (TAF) 2024 / out of competition screening
Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) 2024 / Winner International Student Dramatic Short
Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival (ICONA) 2024 / 1st place Greek Student Short
Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY) 2025 / official selection
TIAF – Tbilisi International Animation Festival 2025 / official selection
Constantine’s Gold Coin 2025 / official selection
Bakunawa Fest 2025 / official selection
Chania Film Festival and Chania Film Festival Edu 2025 / official selection
Greece International Film Festival 2025 / official selection
Athens International Children’s Film Festival 2025 / official selection

Cast & Team

• Cast: Maria Trakossa
• Writers: Anna Oikonomou
• Production: University of West Attica
• Editing: Anna Oikonomou
• Sound: Myron Phoebus Ampazis
• Sound Design & Mixing: Petros Aggelos Mpozikis