Born in 1964, Eva Stefani studied political science at the University of Athens, film, and ethnographic film at New York University, and also attended the Ateliers Varan. She is a documentary filmmaker, visual artist, and poet, working with video and Super 8 film. Her filmography includes Manuscript (2017), Virgin's Temple (2017), Dimitris Papaioannou (2012), The Box (2004), Acropolis (2001), and Athens (1995). Her films are regularly selected and awarded at international festivals such as Cinéma du Réel, FIPA, DocLisboa, and others. She teaches at the University of Athens and is a guest professor at the Freie Universität Berlin. She also participates in international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale 2019 and Documenta14 in Athens and Kassel in 2017.