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Light Falls Vertical

Name: Light Falls Vertical
Director: Efthymia Zymvragaki
Released: Aug. 30, 2025, 5:20 a.m.
Rating: 10.0

10 10
2022
84min

A confronting portrait of a man who, after committing abuse, steps into the public eye to denounce violence, forcing us to question the narratives we accept and the voices we amplify.

AWARDS

Shortlisted for the European Film Awards EFA 2023, documentary film selection

Feroz Awards

RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival Best Documentary award

Cine Ceará Best editing award

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2022

IDFA Envision Competition, nominated for Best First Feature

Thessaloniki IDFF 2023 – 25TiDF

Malaga International Film Festival 2023

Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias FICCI 2023

Dok.Fest München 2023 (Dok.Panorama)

Crossing Europe (Competition Documentary 2023)

Docs Barcelona (Latitud)

Festival Internacional de Cine Guadalajara, FICG 38, (Official Selection Documental iberoamericano)

Major docs

Cinespaña

Astra Film Festival

Message to Man

Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

Cine Ceará

Ann Arbor Film Festival Aaff (USA) 2024

TIDF (Taiwan) official competition 2024

Light Falls Vertical - When the abuser takes the microphone, the story changes

This provocative documentary challenges the audience to navigate the uneasy terrain between accountability and redemption. It follows an abusive man who redefines himself as a vocal critic of violence, stepping into public debates and community spaces to condemn the very acts he once committed.

Through intimate interviews, candid moments, and the reactions of those around him, the film examines the complexities of personal change, the ethics of giving such figures a platform, and the thin line between genuine transformation and self-serving reinvention. The result is a gripping exploration of power, responsibility, and the politics of speaking out.