Effort for Integration
A short documentary about the living conditions in the refugee camp of Samos island. Ιt records fragments of the children's daily lives and the personal effort of an Afghan resident of the camp, while he is teaching english to other members of his community.
Related Works
"Construction" is the documentation of the process of a rehearsal performed by contemporary dance and acrobatics company "Ki omWs kineitai" during the preparation of the group to participate in a theatrical play. It took place during the second lockdown in Athens in a climate of general uncertainty regarding the planning and performing of live performances. In "Construction" the return of the bodies to rehearsal conditions, the need for communication and reconnection and the memory of sharing with the spectators that still gives hope are recorded in a spontaneous and fragmentary way.
A young bicycle rider explains why he wants to spend so much time with this sport: The hard and great times that bike gives him.
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.
Artist Paris Chatzigiannis, in his studio, talks about his life with painting.
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.
"Oh, Johnny!" is a short documentary about John (Vinylios), his interest in fashion and his relation to drag shows.
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.
This short film is the portrait of a man, emphasizing a specific aspect of himself, that is, his engagement with musical improvisation.
Everyday life through the eyes of Vassilis, an energetic and open-minded, aging man.
