Bugboy

Lucas Paleocrassas

Lucas Paleocrassas is a documentary filmmaker whose work explores how young people navigate moments of change, identity, and belonging.He is drawn to introverted teenagers who see the world differently: outsiders whose inner worlds reveal hidden realities. Bugboy continues his exploration of how adolescents cope with isolation, and how their perspectives can challenge us to reimagine our own.His previous feature Final Year (2022) premiered in competition at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and went on to receive the Best Feature Documentary Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, as well as Best Greek Documentary at AegeanDocs. He is based in Athens and is a recipient of the ARTWORKS Award and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship.