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Phélia
by Elia Kalogianni 17:02 fiction Netherlands/Greece
A night shift security guard in Athens, attempts to escape her suffocating routine by introducing a more intimate relationship into her life. She will soon realize that when it comes to human contact, a scheduled routine is not always the answer.
Reduced to ashes
by Nikos Papangelis 5:41
Documentary I Greece
An entrancing look at “Anastenaria”, an age-old ritual still performed in a small number of villages in Northern Greece, following a journey of transcendence and purification – from lighting the fire to dancing over the hot coals, until there are only ashes left.
The distance between us and the sky
by Vasilis Kekatos 9:00 Fiction
Greece I France
Night, national road. Two strangers meet for the first time at an old gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded. Lacking the 22.50€ he needs to get home, he will try to sell him the distance that separates them from the sky.
Iro /he.roː/
by Alexis Koukias-Pantelis 14:45 Fiction Greece
Iro, an 8 year old girl, is ready to take off on a short road trip with her mom and a superhero towards Lake Stymphalia. A car malfunction and a bus drivers strike will make their plans difficult but with the help of the superhero they will hitchhike their way towards their destination.
Iskioma
by Kostas Gerampinis 15:00 Fiction Greece
A veterinarian is called in to treat a mysterious disease in a remote farm in Greece. He examines the first victim of this disease, a ram, but the precise nature of the affliction eludes him. Without a moment’s hesitation, he advises the owner of the farm to put down all his livestock as a precautionary measure and tells him that he will return in a few days with the lab results. A freak storm, though, forces him to spend the night at the farm.
Vouta
by Dimitris Zahos 18 :00 Fiction Greece
Vouta is a pigeon breed that flies all the way up to the clouds, then dives at 230 km/h and slows down just before reaching the ground. Christos is a teenager who lives in a disadvantaged neighbourhood of Athens. He has to find a way to avoid conflict with his father who just got home from prison, just like the pigeons he loves avoid collision.
Bucket Hat!
by Demetrios Tzamaras 3:25
Animation United States I Greece
Brothers Tot and Meech try desperately to convince their Papou (Greek for Grandfather) to buy them ice cream while on a trip to the beach. They have to act fast, because the Ice Cream Man could leave any minute!
In the room
by Yeorgia M. Sotirchou 13:47 fiction
When god is absent, someone has to take his place. In a modern-day urban environment, three characters come together: an old ill man, the young woman who looks after him and his unemployed middle-aged daughter, all face the fine line that separates ethics and freewill.
Dakar
by Stelios Moraitidis 11:49 Fiction Greece
1978, on his birthday, Stavros was set to get engaged to Matula. Instead, he was forced to embark on his first big journey.
2020, on his birthday, Stavros wanders around the city alone. It is the day that he doesn’t like to talk. It is the day that he reflects on his past considering how things would have been if he had made other decisions.
Mare Nostrum
by Dimitris Anagnostou 25:00
Experimental Greece
In a vast and desolate coast, around the mid-19th century, a group of Grand Tour voyagers are seeking Arcadia and the ancient ruins, the symbols of an emerging Greek and European identity.
More than one century later, the dead body of an unidentified man lies on the same coast. Motionless, almost paralyzed, an anonymous crowd stands numb and stares…