Hold onto me

Synopsis

It’s summer, and 11-year-old Iris is running wild through the streets with her older friend Danae when she hears that her estranged father, Aris, is back in town for his own father’s funeral. Determined to know him, Iris tracks him down to a dilapidated shipyard, where he’s been keeping to himself. What begins as a stubborn attempt to reconnect slowly unfolds into a fragile bond imperfect, yet poignant.

The film won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.  

Trailer: Hold Onto Me

More info:

Bing Videos

Movie Review (Sundance 2026): ‘Hold Onto Me’ is Evocative and Emotional | InSession Film

Sundance ‘26: 'HOLD ONTO ME' Sees An Estranged Father-Daughter Bond, Frayed and Fumbling Toward Repair - Silver Screen Riot

Cast Christos Passalis, Maria Petrova

A few words about the director.

Myrsini Aristidou is a Cypriot filmmaker whose work has received international acclaim. She studied Film and Art History at Pratt Institute in New York before earning her MFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her short films Semele and Aria premiered at major festivals including Venice, Sundance, Berlinale, and TIFF, with Semele winning the Jury Prize in the Generation section at the Berlinale. Her films have since screened widely and won numerous awards worldwide.

A former Cannes Cinéfondation Resident and alumna of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab, TIFF Talent Lab, and Berlinale Talents, her debut feature Hold Onto Me marks her transition into feature filmmaking. Beyond her filmmaking, Myrsini is the founder of the Sagapo Children’s Foundation, an international NGO dedicated to empowering underprivileged children through education and creative learning initiatives.

What the press wrote about the movie:

Η ταινία της Μυρσίνης Αριστείδου γράφει ιστορία στο Sundance

Μυρσίνη Αριστείδου: Το «Κράτα με» ήταν πάντα μια μετουσίωση, μια μετάφραση της δικής μου ζωής | Euronews

Sundance 2026: Το Κράτα Με (Hold Onto Me), και η Μυρσίνη Αριστείδου κρατούν πλέον το Βραβείο Κοινού - ertnews.gr

Κράτα Με: Η ταινία της Μυρσίνης Αριστείδου κέρδισε το βραβείο κοινού στο Sundance Film Festival | Athens Voice

Sundance 2026: Στην κυπριακή ταινία «Κράτα Με» και τη Μυρσίνη Αριστείδου το βραβείο Κοινού | LiFO

Μυρσίνη Αριστείδου: Διάκριση για την Κύπρια κινηματογραφίστρια

Σάντανς: Bραβείο κοινού στη Μυρσίνη Αριστείδου για τη ταινία... - Athinorama.gr

«Κράτα με»: Βραβείο κοινού στο τμήμα «World Cinema Dramatic» η ταινία της Μυρσίνης Αριστείδου - Ελεύθερος Τύπος