Maria Katsikadakou
Directing
Maria Katsikadakou, also known by her stage name Maria Cyber, is a pioneering Greek LGBTQI+ rights activist, director and publisher. She is an iconic figure in the lesbian movement in Greece. She is the creator of the website lesvos.gr and has published the photo album “A Lesbian Life”, which documents personal and collective stories of the community. She is active as a director, with her most recent work being the documentary “We Live Among You”. The film was screened at the 28th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (March 2026) and focuses on the disease of diabetes and its challenges in everyday life. She is the founder and artistic director of Outview Film Festival, the International LGBTQI+ Film Festival of Athens.
