Discoveries from Greece World Cinema

The sexuals desires of Periandros drive him on the edge and his boyfriend makes him come out. What wil he do next?

How many days can a person last eating only coconut? Is it capable of "nutting" someone due to meat deprivation? How long can someone last without a bath? And how long can someone else sleep next to him? How much weight can a rapper lose if he goes to an island without a taper? Would 4,000 women vote for a man to stay away from them for months if they were satisfied with his performance? How many days can a woman stay unpainted? If someone talks to her in those days did she paint? How many crosses does one have to make, to come out first in a test? How many rosaries does it take to win a Cypriot? How many days does it take a famous blonde to finish in a competition that requires endurance, intelligence and speed?

During the period when the Great Emperor Constantine the Great was considered the Great Emperor, that is, in the 4th century AD, Avenir reigned in India. He acquired a son, Joasaph, for whom astrologers said that when he grew up he would become a Christian. When Evenir heard this, he became agitated, anxious, and, in order to thwart this urge, locked Joasaph in a remote palace. He advised servants and teachers never to speak before him about the faith of Christians. As the years went by, Joseph grew up and received a brilliant education, but he could not banish melancholy and apathy from his limitations. He asked to know why this was happening, but no one answered. His father once allowed him to go out for a walk, but under strict surveillance. On one of his walks he met two poor elderly people, approached them alone and gave them generous alms. Excited, they revealed the secret of his limitation. From then on, he was thirsty to learn about the Christian faith.

A story about unbearable freedom and nocent pleasures.

Saint Agapios was alone with his Elder in the Vatopedi Skete of Kolitsos. According to Gerasimos Smyrnakis, the area was named after the Elder of Saint Agapios, the quiet Koletios. When the saint once went down to the beach for a specific job, he was captured by pirates. Saint Nicodemus of Mount Athos mentions how they were Saracens and how their saint changed and baptized them.

Dare not to be different. A totalitarian society forces unequal things to become equal. Ignorance creates fear and envy brings violence. The average person's weak mentality rules by any means. Inspired by Costis Georgiou's art.

The woman. A man. The Sea. Somewhere out of the time.

The film follows W. and M., a young lesbian couple from Syria who, after leaving their homes and families behind amidst the ongoing conflict, arrive in Greece and start a new, more promising life together.

Bibi is a love story between two girls, a trapeze artist and an anarchist, developed in Athens during the current economic crisis. In their daily lives are being reflected the consequences of this crisis, that could unfold nowadays throughout all countries of southern Europe. Evictions, debts, demonstrations, riots, repression and the rise of the extreme right- parties... But - will there be some space for the world's most beautiful feeling in a place like this?

“Amygdaliá” is a tree that blooms just before spring. It is also the word that haunts the director as a child, when she first arrives in greece. Her experiences merge with those of other women as they play with borders, both around them and inside us, carving out space in an off-limits mediterannean postcard.

“Sopi, a day in” is a day in the life of an southern Greek village during harvest season. It focuses on a mosaic of characters, people with distinctive peculiarities and their intriguing way of life. “Sopi, a day in” is an impressionistic look at a place, of its nature and of its people.

Prokne wonders how can sexuality have such a radical potency while it's made out of the simplest "garments". To imagine an answer Prokne links sex to domesticity and reproduction.

The village Kallio was expropriated by the government in 1969 and covered in 1981 by the water of an artificial lake created by the Mornos Dam for use as a reservoir for the city of Athens. These actions resulted in the village community being dissolved and relocated elsewhere.

Karoto is a film about carrot

Josephine works as a babysitter in Athens. She returns to Sri Lanka one Christmas to meet her children after an absence of 10 years.

Kostas Tsakonas is Thomas Rezilikis, a professional unemployed pontiac with a strange habit.

"The mathematical equation of despair, inspired by the bagatelle No25 of Beethoven..!"

Greek three-man band who with their songs and their dance moves make familiar to children the animals. The complex has a membership of Artemis Kokkinara, Teresa Sassou and the man of the group is Efthymis Kokkinaras while lyricist is Manos Vafeiadis.

A whole new town able to house 30,000 people was built by the Italians in the 1930s, in the remote little island of Leros. More than 100,000 people lived there since.

The OUK Group is one of Greece's largest suppliers of computers, medical products, and medical care. However, no one knows that it is responsible for the disappearance of people who are used in a secret laboratory for experiments on the use of biological weapons... After a failed experiment on human DNA, the human race is transformed into flesh-eating monsters. Will there be any survivors? Will the truth be revealed? Or will it remain a "political" secret?

A symbolic film that approaches surrealism to create a story around the creative and destructive power of the hands. Human hands have made everything artificial that we see around us since antiquity and it is these hands that can make or break the globe.

A documentary on sensitive issues such as historical memory, silence, collective trauma, the constructs of official history, the perceptions prevalent in Greece regarding the German Occupation and the extermination of 87% of Greek Jews, one of the Holocaust’s highest killing rates. The documentary starts with the shoah of thessaloniki’s Jewish community – Europe’s most ancient Jewish community – and continues with the unknown story of the rescue of Greece’s smallest Jewish community at the time, that of the neighboring town of Katerini. a documentary/essay comprising testimonials by Greeks who survived the Holocaust, as well as in-depth analyses by leading historians and other scholars, By-standing and Standing by attempts to transcend the stereotypes which, for some reason, persist and continue to poison society to this day.

Xatzivatis opens a hotel and karagkiozis works as a cook

Natassa Bofiliou transforms from a cool girl into a tragic mother, wife, and sister, guiding us through the work of Mikis Theodorakis. While, with the "Mediterranean" orchestrations of Themis Karamouratides, the performing ensemble of seven talented performers and musicians, and the rotating set of Konstantinos Lambridis, we are theatrically transported to deeply Greek and historical moments that the composer's songs recorded.

After a botched attempt to strike it rich and a long stint in jail, an expert safe-cracker reluctantly accepts to do one last job for the man who double-crossed him. However, revenge is a dish best served cold.

Rafael, filled with anxiety, heads to a secluded spot in the forest, where he encounters a group of masked men. There, he hands over the murder weapon and Amalia's braid as evidence. In exchange, the leader, a man in a clown mask, gives him a suitcase of drugs and a new gun—a mission Rafael cannot bear to undertake. When he refuses, the clown threatens him that if he does not obey, his family will pay the price. The mental burden becomes unbearable. Later, the masked men discuss the events of the day, unaware that Rafael, unable to bear it any longer, has ended his life.

A cathartic experience filmed in the Gorge of Krasta.

A people-centric description of the Patisia area, where the camera often stops in the streets to listen to the residents' thoughts. A mosaic made of people of different social classes and ethnicities in Patisia, a place that changes with the passage of time, while retaining the feeling of a once blooming Athenian neighbourhood. Directed Edited Cinematography: Dimitris Vrakas Music: Don Stavrinos Sound editor: Babis Makris

The ten-minute Pragmatognossia plays with the letters of the Greek alphabet, through the voice of a small child who is coming out into the world for the first time. Old photographs, worn documents, faded seals, handwritten notes, tax registers, invoices, stamps, ... cracks in time but also little flames that keep the entire memory of the state alive, frame by frame".

The documentary through eventful shoots in 1982 and a handful of throwbacks, brings together, in unexpected ways, confessional fragments of the subversive painter, writer, filmmaker Panos Koutrouboussis (such as the cult short From One Bouzoukia Place to the Next) and of international comics. A work that gestures towards a kind of transit cinema and towards the archives that comprise it, weaving together the memories of a legendary figure of the Greek counterculture.

Parnitha, one of Greece’s most important ecosystems, now stands at the center of major corporate investment plans. The national forest closest to a European capital is gradually being pushed down a path of systematic degradation, with the threat of destruction now clearly visible. Who ultimately benefits when even the last fir tree is lost?

A journey into the “atelier” of the engraver Christoforos Katsadiotis, where traditional engraving converges with the moving image. His artistic gaze upon society, religion, and human nature. The vandalism of his works at the National Gallery by a member of Parliament sparked a profound public discourse on the freedom of artistic expression.

After a motorbike accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Antonis Tsapatakis turns to swimming and becomes a Paralympic athlete. Through training, family, and everyday moments, the film observes the slow process of redefining identity, resilience, and freedom after irrevocable changes of life.

An observational documentary that captures moments from the everyday life of Achilleas Kyriakidis. Between speech and silence, the man behind the writer, the translator and the filmmaker gradually emerges. A portrait of the unseen.

Two people after a brief sexual encounter, seek to develop a meaningful connection between them.

A 10-year-old knows his dad is in “Arabia” for work. They communicate only through the snow globes the dad sends from prison, where he is jailed for financial crimes. When it is time for release, the dad will confess the truth to start fresh with his son.

In the new episode of the reality show "Aufgeklärt - On Tour", the mysterious disappearance of contestant Franziska's grandfather is finally solved. Together with presenter Julian Leischik and his team, she embarks on a search across the Mediterranean on a sailboat, delving deep into the past. However, the limited space of the boat quickly reveals their limitations, especially as the TV crew is constantly trying to satisfy the audience's needs as well.

A short film by Marina Gioti

Stonethrowers unearths the overlooked role of women in the 1916 miners’ strike on the Greek island of Serifos, a pivotal uprising that led to the establishment of the eight-hour workday in Greece. At its heart is Aikaterini Valsamaki, a key yet largely forgotten figure of the rebellion at the Mega Livadi iron mines, who was imprisoned for her defiance. The film weaves memory, myth and feminist defiance, linking the stone-throwing women to the petrifying power of Medusa’s gaze, engraved in the island’s landscape.

Set against Changshou’s serene beauty, this documentary uncovers the secrets to longevity. Through intimate conversations with locals, we explore how the lake’s tranquility, nourishing food, and rich traditions shape a life of health and vitality. A window into a timeless way of living, where nature and culture nurture the soul.

Angelos, an elderly café owner in the center of Athens, is at the crossroads trying to decide whether to close his café. The film observes Angelos’ daily life and his interactions with patrons, thus painting a vivid yet marginal Athenian microcosm.

An LGBTQ+ Love Story Like No Other

short film by Campus Novel

Two migrant dancers meet in Greece, transforming rivalry into a dialogue of bodies that explores identity, journey, and belonging.