Minos Papas

Minos Papas is a Greek-Cypriot filmmaker, director, cinematographer, and producer whose work explores the intersection of myth, memory, identity, and the uncanny. After more than two decades working in New York and Los Angeles, he continues to develop internationally focused film and television projects between the United States and Cyprus.

His latest feature as writer-director, MOTHERWITCH, is a Cyprus-set folk horror film rooted in local mythology and the island’s colonial history. Following its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the film has embarked on an international run spanning approximately 20 film festivals, with screenings including Guadalajara International Film Festival, Cyprus Film Days, and Fantasia International Film Festival. The film has been recognized for its atmospheric visual language, distinctive use of Cypriot folklore, and practical, in-camera approach to supernatural imagery.

Papas also served as a producer and second unit director of photography on Liz Sargent’s feature TAKE ME HOME, winner of the Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories program. The film premiered at Sundance 2026 before screening at the Berlin International Film Festival and Tribeca.

Papas’s earlier work includes the features SHUTTERBUG and BEHIND THE MIRROR, as well as award-winning shorts including A SHORT FILM ABOUT GUNS and TANGO ON THE BALCONY. As a cinematographer, his credits include work for Martin Scorsese on THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, as well as Dolce & Gabbana’s THE ONE fragrance campaign featuring Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey. He is currently shooting an undisclosed project with a high-profile Grammy Award-winning artist. Papas lives and works between Los Angeles and Cyprus with his partner, filmmaker Liz Sargent, and their two cats, Lula and Louki.