has closed more deals on “The Man With the Answers,” Stelios Kammitsis’ gay road trip dramedy about a spontaneous summer journey that unexpectedly turns into something more., where the film played in the Meet the Neighbors competition. Previously inked deals include North America , U.K. and Ireland , France , German-speaking territories , and Benelux .
“I always felt like a traveler myself,” said the director. “I grew up in Cyprus, studied in the U.S., lived in Athens for many years and later in Berlin. So I did have the need to tell a story that has characters from different nationalities and backgrounds clashing together in a way.” As an aspiring filmmaker, Kammitsis spent a year working for the iconic Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos during pre-production of “The Dust of Time.” “It was very humbling for a young kid working around such an innovative director,” he said. “You learn a lot and as you grow older and become more mature; you go back to those memories and re-examine them.”