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Emilios Avraam Discusses His Coming-of-Middle-Age Feature Debut ‘Smaragda – I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump,’ World Premiering in Tallinn


Emilios Avraam's debut feature ‘Smaragda - I Got Thick Skin and I Can't Jump,’ world premieres in competition at this year's Tallinn Black Nights.

Emilios Avraam ‘s debut feature, “Smaragda – I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump,” a coming-of-middle-age story set in Cyprus, is world premiering in competition tonight at this year’s Tallinn Dark Nights Film Festival. Produced by Bark Like A Cat Films, “Smaragda” received backing from the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture and Creative Europe MEDIA (Mini Slate). I wanted to explore the unique complexities of midlife, intertwining them with urgent, modern-day issues like climate change and the black hole of social media.

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