Sylvia Robyn

Συλβία Ρόμπυν · a film by Panayotis Evangelidis

Digenis, a queer performer, is estranged from his family and almost friendless. A late autism diagnosis sets off a journey of self-discovery, as she comes out as transgender and becomes Sylvia Robyn.

Director’s statement

“Sylvia Robyn is an observational documentary I’ve been making for the last four years. It started as a portrait of Digenis, a 28-year-old queer man I got to know through his performances. I have collected over a hundred hours of footage, plus many of her own videos filmed during quarantine. It is not a film about depression, autism or transgenderism, but a portrait of a person in a constant process of change and transformation — who in her own words ‘would like to stop time and finally enjoy a stability and a happiness’.”

— Panayotis Evangelidis, awarded an Honorary Golden Alexander at TiDF 2024 for his lifetime contribution to cinema

Festivals

World premiere: Open Horizons, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, March 2024 · European premiere: 28th Queer Lisboa, September 2024 · Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature, Queerwave Cyprus 2025 · Doc Award, LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival 2025 (Delaware, USA) · Official Selection: Queer Movie Nights Athens 2025, Anatolia International Film Festival 2025

Credits

Script, direction, camera, sound: Panayotis Evangelidis
Editing: Myrto Karra
Sound design & mix: Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos
Colour: Tripodi Studio · Andreas Vakalios, Fili Olsefski
Production manager: Evi Skrimizea
Post-production supervisor: Athena Boutari-Lalaouni
Producer: Leonidas Liambeys
Production: Long Run Productions
With the support of: Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece