

About The Film
Title: Theodora and the Witch by Lilly Scourtis
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Genre: Horror, mystery, folktale, folk-horror, gothic folktale.
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Comps: Talk to Me, Pearl , The Black Phone, The Witch, Midsommar, Hereditary, The Babadook.
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Influences: The Lighthouse, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Ring, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Conjuring, The Omen, Mandy.
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Logline: Zakynthos, Greece, 1918. A grieving teenage girl must expose her new stepmother as a murderous witch.​
Logline/Synopsis
Zakynthos, Greece, 1918. After her mother dies, apparently of the flu, 17 year-old Theodora Augustino grows increasingly eager to solve the mystery of the flu. But when she finds occult objects in the house, she begins to suspect her new stepmother of foul play. Demonic entities pursue Theodora as she follows one clue after the next, while otherworldly beings, including a “good witch” and an angel help her persevere. Theodora and her allies must battle the witches in order to expose her wicked stepmother’s true monstrous nature. Through this ordeal, Theodora learns that even in the darkest times we can choose to be a light in the darkness.
HONORS for
THEODORA AND THE WITCH:
2nd Rounder - Top 20%: Austin Film Festival (both feature and short screenplays)​
WINNER - Best Screenplay in Development: Byzanfest International Film Festival​
QUARTERFINALIST: Killer Shorts​
TOP 16% of projects on COVERFLY (short screenplay)​
TOP 22% of projects on COVERFLY (feature screenplay)



