
The 2025 Lemesos International Documentary Festival will host the World Premiere of ‘Waves Won’t Stop’, an evocative experimental documentary and debut film by two acclaimed Cypriots living in New York—director Ioannis Papaloizou and producer Harry Mavromichalis. The film will screen on August 2, 2025 at Ceronia Hall, Lanitis Carob Mill.

A poetic meditation on memory, belonging, and the enduring pull of homeland, ‘Waves Won’t Stop’ is an intimate cinematic journey that explores the director’s childhood in Cyprus, the unresolved legacies of its divisions, and the timeless connection to a childhood friend.
About the Film:
Through vivid recollections and archival imagery, ‘Waves Won’t Stop’ tells the story of a friendship formed between two young boys…