City symphony

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Observational documentary: People and daily life in the city of Corfu before covid 19.



Yorgos Psailas - A portrait of the British Cemetery caretaker
Spyros Christoforatos
Yorgos Psailas - A portrait of the British Cemetery caretaker
Lying upon a Rock
Spyros Kavvadias
Lying upon a Rock
Outside from Space and Time
Loukas Drivas
Outside from Space and Time
Grandma Areti
Areti - Irene Kovani
Grandma Areti
Goutzos
Alexis Sidiropoulos
Goutzos
The Last One Never Laughs
Stratis Alvanos
The Last One Never Laughs
Aynadamar
Margarita Chalakatevaki
Aynadamar
Oh, Johnny!
Christofora Maria Ntoutsou
Oh, Johnny!
STOUA
Lydia Kolivinou
STOUA
The portrait of my mother
Xanthos Tsafalopoulos
The portrait of my mother
Yorgos Psailas - A portrait of the British Cemetery caretaker
Views: 626

A short documentary, based on the theory of Observational Cinema. It is the portrait of the caretaker of the British Cemetery in the island of Corfu, Greece, Mr. Yorgos Psailas. The documentary deals with his daily life in the cemetery. Mr. Psailas also recounts the most important moments of his life as well as his thoughts about life and death.

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Lying upon a Rock
Views: 588

A documentary about Lazaretto, the desert islet near the city of Corfu that functioned for centuries as a quarantine station as well as a place of execution for political prisoners during the Greek Civil War. The identity of the place is approached through fragmentary testimonies and original sources.

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Outside from Space and Time
Views: 455

A portrait of Antonis, a homeless man living in the old town of Corfu.

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Grandma Areti
Views: 436

This documentary is about my grandmother, Areti. I have her name. She is a very simple and sweet person. She always wants to take care of and feed us.

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Goutzos
Views: 467

Visual investigation and documentation of the slaughter of pigs.

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The Last One Never Laughs
Views: 760

A journalist, who has lost his identity, visits an uncanny land, in which the smile is banned by law. He feels lost in its dystopia, consisted of self-destructive people, who deplore the smile. He gains many personal experiences that make him unaware of his aim and his human state as well. Will he eventually be able to find a way out?

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Aynadamar
Views: 656

Aynadamar: An important place as far back as when the Arabs were in the area. The whole region of Andalusia was supplied with water through that spring, reaching as far as Madrid. Several years later, the poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca is taken there to be executed. His work in turn supplied the whole Spain and spread to the rest of the world. The documentary intertwines significant events of his life with dramatised excerpts from his work, aiming at achieving Duende (as Lorca used to say), the quintessence of all things.

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Oh, Johnny!
Views: 524

"Oh, Johnny!" is a short documentary about John (Vinylios), his interest in fashion and his relation to drag shows.

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STOUA
Views: 464

The film refers to the pandemic crisis of covid-19 in the country, after the enforcement of the restriction measures. It observes the everyday life of the town centre of Corfu. It includes the randomness of recording the reality, the contradictions and the paradox of it. It attempts to render the suffocating atmosphere, that has a huge impact on the everyday life and the psychology of the people.

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The portrait of my mother
Views: 552

A day in my mother's life. The documentary shows her daily routine, something that I personally find very interesting as I believe that the true self of a person lies in the "insignificant".

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