Maria Kourkouta is a filmmaker, editor and producer, born in Greece, in 1982. After studying history, she moved to Paris where she studied film theory. She makes films since 2010, mostly in 16mm film. After her short film Return To Aeolus Street in 2014 (Arte Prize for Best European short film at Oberhausen FF), she co-directed in 2016 her first feature film with the poet Niki Giannari, Spectres Are Haunting Europe (Best international documentary at Jihlava’s FF). She has been an active member of the french artist-run film laboratories L’Etna and L’Abominable for more than ten years.