Hold onto Me
Dir. Myrsini Aristidou, 2026, 102mins
with post-screening interview
Winner of the World Cinema Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
It's summer, and 11-year-old Iris is running wild through the streets with her older friend Danae when she learns her estranged father, Aris, is back in town for his own father's funeral
“…the first feature from Cypriot writer-director Myrsini Aristidou, departs from a recognizable premise — that of a child seeking affection from an estranged and ill-equipped parent — to find singular shades in the relationship it examines. Initially, neither party trusts the other, and the surprising but emotionally logical betrayal that prompts the film’s high-stakes climax carries a lovingly sincere intention.” Variety
The screening of Hold onto Me is part of Leitrim’s celebration of all things Cyprus to coincide with Ireland’s EU Presidency.