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EN Xylokastro program
The Peloponnisos Documentary Film Festival makes a stop in Xylokastro from November 28th to 30th, offering a program that delves into crucial aspects of the human condition. The featured films explore resilience in the face of life's challenges, empowerment through human connection, unjust treatment and the pursuit of justice, and the forging of new beginnings after trauma. The selected works will transport you to diverse geographical and cultural settings, while simultaneously focusing on personal narratives with powerful emotional resonance and universal relevance. The influence of socio-political realities on the shaping of human destinies plays a significant role. Beyond the screenings, the festival includes a dedicated educational program, making documentary filmmaking more accessible. Discussions with filmmakers will enrich the dialogue and foster a deeper understanding of the critical themes explored in the films. The festival aims to foster a more profound comprehension of human relationships and the world around us.
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COM_DOCUMENTARIES_FINISHED: Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:00
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The Kiosk
Director: Daniel Stopa Country: Poland
A story of a friendship between Ania and Lidka, her mother-in-law. Ania is strong-minded and determined. Lidka is her opposite, shy and reserved. She has just left her abusive husband. As they meet inside a newsstand kiosk run by Ania. The two women work on a divorce petition that would enable Lidka to begin a new life, free of fear and violence. Despite many harsh words and continuing chall...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 29 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 40 MINUTES -
Ari - A Story Of Love And Life
Director: Ricard Mamblona, Ariadna Relea Country: Spain
Ariana Benedé, Ari, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 13. Alongside her mother and a team of health care professionals, they embarked on a race against time to pioneer the first clinical trials of CAR-T therapy, an innovative treatment that modifies immune cells to effectively combat cancerous cells. The documentary narrates the story of a mother and daughter's ba...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 29 November 2024 19:00
Duration: 56 MINUTES -
That Day
Director: Stratis Vogiatzis, Dimitris Kourtis Country: Greece
The documentary "That Day" showcases how the 2021 catastrophic wildfires in Northern Evia interweave with the rejuvenation of the land, and its collective memory with thecreation of a music theatre performance that resulted from the Greek National Opera’s artistic workshops with members of the local community.
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 29 November 2024 20:00
Duration: 39 MINUTES -
Dead weight
Director: Francesco Del Grosso Country: Italy
Twenty one long years. That’s how many Angelo Massaro spent under lock and key, before he was found innocent of a crime he never committed. He was the protagonist of one of the most glaring miscarriages of justice that has ever occurred in Italy. A human odyssey that brings back to life - emotionally and physically - the key places and people that frame the story of this man’s unjust incarce...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 29 November 2024 21:00
Duration: 87 MINUTES -
Smiling Georgia
Director: Luka Beradze Country: Georgia
What are the costs of the half-truths that politicians tell? In 2012, the Georgian president wanted to make the nation smile. In the race for reelection, the incumbent's party was promising subsidized dental care to the country’s least well off. Across the land, state medical practitioners began removing rotten teeth with the promise of replacements in the months that followed — then the pre...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 30 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 62 MINUTES -
The Waterfront
Director: Angelos Kovotsos Country: Greece
A film that brings to life the great civilization that developed before the destruction of the city in 1922 thanks to the coexistence of different nations, languages and mentalities in a separate cultural alloy, expressed in business, art, everyday life and reflected on the waterfront, the famous QUAI.
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 30 November 2024 19:30
Duration: 76 MINUTES -
In The Sky Of Nothingness With The Least
Director: Christos Adrianopoulos Country: Greece
On a personal journey we discover the different worlds of an elderly couple, traveling towards the final stop of life.
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 30 November 2024 21:00
Duration: 71 MINUTES
