A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra
Directed by Jacqueline Lentzou
2026Feature84 minGreece, Germany, France
Jo is wild, melancholic, only 15 and today she misses the school bus, once again.
Synopsis
Jo is wild, melancholic, only 15 and today she misses the school bus, once again. Her mother insists she doesn’t have a car, even though it’s parked outside. Furious, Jo tries to damage the car. Her mother intervenes, and that is the last time they will meet in the physical world – at least in body form. Throughout the day, subtle signs and symbols from the dream world quietly surface around her, but she fails to recognize them, indeed Jo is unaware that she is living the last day of her life.
The director
Jacqueline Lentzou
Jacqueline Lentzou is an award-winning Greek writer and director born on June 6, 1989, in Athens. Her filmic language focuses heavily on unconventional family dynamics, coming-of-age transitions, dream logic, and extracting poetry from mundane situations. Her work has received critical acclaim at major international festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, and Venice.
