Harry Ayiotis

Former lawyer turned self-taught filmmaker from Cyprus, Harry Ayiotis has written and directed three short films prior to television development and series storytelling. In 2017 his project THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT was accepted at the Midpoint TV Launch program for which he co-developed the bible and co-wrote the pilot script. The project won the HBO Award for Best Series at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2017.

In 2018 Harry graduated from Serial Eyes post- graduate program for series storytelling section of the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie based in Berlin where he developed an anticipation modern western series.

In 2019, he is in development with two original German-based series as creator and co- creator with Munich based producer H&V Entertainment. One of the two projects was selected for the Torino Series Lab 2019 where it was pitched at Series Mania.

Psychedelicatessen

LIM | Less is More 2019

This is a story of grief, memory and atonement. It takes place during one night in the last divided capital in the world, Nicosia, Cyprus. Mario, a charming drug dealer, is losing his grip on reality. A deeply buried trauma of which he has no recollection, is causing him frequent disassociated blackouts. Following his therapist’s advice, Mario undergoes an experimental drug treatment intended for grief relief. During the session, a technical glitch sends Mario into a spiral of psychedelic psychosis. Hallucinating, he sees a young girl claiming to be his dead daughter.

During this nocturnal odyssey, Mario is determined to keep the trip going for fear of losing his child again. The only one who can help him is his estranged sister, Salome, who runs an underground grief relief centre, fuelled by the black-market version of the drug. Salome tries to guide Mario out of his trip, terrified of what might happen if he recalls a memory so painful it could tear him apart.