Niki Lambropoulos

I’m a storyteller, crafting unique, authentic, and engaging characters on emotional journeys within imaginative, interactive worlds and real spaces that do not appear on a map. In my stories, the grand is found in the small and the universal in the specific, as real-life heroes strive for catharsis and harmony. I am a member of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and Women in Film and Television (WIFT). THE GREEK WAVE: The urgency and necessity in my stories stem from the same context that gave rise to the unique and unconventional Greek cinema known as the Greek Weird Wave. A large population has been in survival mode for too long. I lived through prolonged emergencies, under constant pressure, amid personal and family crises, two national crises (the Greek crisis and Brexit), and the Greek wildfires in my hometown, Ancient Olympia. No aspect of social and cultural life is immune to catastrophic events. THEMES: My themes include oppressive family and societal structures, PTSD, alienation, social isolation, and enclosed spaces, yet my heroes persist despite setbacks. This mirrors the connection between the Greek Wave and ancient tragedy: individuals too powerless to shape their destinies are condemned to navigate a world governed by rules and laws imposed by others. My stories reflect ancient drama and contemporary society in crisis.