Georgia is not simply a film about adoption. It is a return to a courtroom, a mother, a wound, and a goodbye that still speaks across generations.
About Georgia Short Film
Georgia is a Greek-language short film inspired by the true story of Georgia Korakis, a young unwed mother in 1964 Athens who appeared in court to say goodbye to the son she was losing to adoption. Set inside the courtroom where that goodbye took place, the film captures a final act of love between a mother and child before history separates them.
The Themes
The True Story
The Mission
The film explores motherhood, sacrifice, identity, loss, adoption, memory, and the enduring bond between a mother and child. It also reflects a larger hidden history of Greek adoptions and the families forever shaped by separation.
In 1964, Georgia stood before an Athens court as her infant son was being adopted by a Greek-American family and taken to America. At a time when many women were silenced by shame, secrecy, and social pressure, she chose to appear. She chose to be seen. She chose to say goodbye.
Georgia exists to honor Georgia Korakis and every mother whose love was buried beneath paperwork, silence, and time. Through this film, we hope to give dignity to the forgotten, a voice to the silenced, and light to a story that still echoes.