Maya & Samar

After Maya, a journalist at an indie website, and Samar, a queer Afghan who arrived in Greece after escaping from the Taliban, meet together, their life spirals out of control which exposes their cultures.^[2]

Anita Doron directed the romantic drama film, with Tamara Faith Berger writing the script.^[3][2] It is a Canadian-Greek co-production. Principal photography began in Athens and Toronto in September 2024, and wrapped the next month, with Christina Moumouri serving as the cinematographer. Robert Lantos produced the film under his Serendipity Point Films production company, and Julia Rosenberg under her January Media production company. Laura Lanktree, Steve Solomos, and Nikolas Alavanos co-produced the film, with the latter producing under his Filmiki production company. Anant Singh served as an executive producer under his Distant Horizon production company. Harry Grivakis, Ernie Grivakis, Javi Hernandez, and Claire Peace-McConnell served as co-executive producers under the VVS Films banner. Konstantinos Skourletis designed the costumes for the film. Katie Stelmanis composed the score for the film. Mikaela Bodin edited the film. The film was produced in association with Telefilm Canada, Greek Film Centre, Distant Horizon, Bell Media, CBC, Ontario Creates, and the Harold Greenberg Fund, with the support of EKOME.^[2]