EL 
EN Akrata program
The Peloponnisos Documentary Film Festival makes a stop in Akrata on November 23rd and 24th, presenting a program focused on the human spirit's capacity for resilience and its ability to create meaning in the face of adversity. The films showcased explore a broad spectrum of themes, from environmental crisis and the fight for conservation to social justice, the need for healing and understanding of traumatic experiences, and history as a reflection of humanity's ongoing struggle for democracy and freedom. The program features narratives from diverse geographical and cultural contexts, each film prompting reflection on the human element within history, politics, and daily life. The presentation of these films in Akrata aims to stimulate viewers' thoughts and spark fruitful dialogue on issues of vital importance.
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The Illusion Of Abundance
Director: Erika Gonzalez Ramirez, Matthieu Lietaert Country: Colombia
Despite a deeply unbalanced game, Maxima, Bertha and Carolina share a common goal: they are leading today's environmental fight against modern corporate conquistadors. Whereas governments and corporations are trapped in a global race to get the cheapest raw materials, these three women tell us a story of tireless courage: how to keep fighting to protect nature when your life is at risk? When...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 23 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 60 MINUTES -
Guardians of the Rainforest
Director: Lia Beltrami Country: Italy
The world’s rainforests are a sacred, irreplaceable gift. They are essential to all life on Earth. They contain more than 50% of the plant and animal species on the planet and provide hundreds of millions of people around the world with food, water, medicine, and livelihoods. Rainforests are also critical to combat multidimensional planetary crises such as climate change. They are among the ...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 23 November 2024 19:30
Duration: 52 MINUTES -
Grief, Those Who Remain
Director: Myrto Patsalidou, Maria Louka Country: Greece
A descent into the world of mourning and loss through 3 homicide stories, that shocked the greek and european society: The cruel murders of Shahzad Luqman, Pavlos Fyssas and Zak Kostopoulos. The grieving families of the victims converse with their absences, defend the memory of the dead, transmute their suffering into a fight for justice. A kaleidoscope on the loneliness in the private space...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 23 November 2024 21:00
Duration: 71 MINUTES -
Construction Workers, Our Heroic Comrades...
Director: Giannis Xydas Country: Greece
After the end of the Greek Civil War, thousands of persecuted men and women guerrillas fled to the socialist countries or were sent to exile. During that same period young people migrated from their villages to the cities –mainly to Athens where fear and terror had reared their ugly head– in order to look for a better and brighter future. One of the trades they practiced was manual labor, fo...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Sunday, 24 November 2024 17:00
Duration: 56 MINUTES -
Loxy
Director: Thanasis Kafetzis, Dimitris Zahos Country: Greece
Loxandra, a girl with Down syndrome, is invited to participate in the new production at the main stage of the National Theatre of Greece. Her mother decides to accept the invitation for her daughter's own good. Loxandra will fight hard to meet the demands of the new reality. Will she make it?
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Sunday, 24 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 87 MINUTES -
It has been 50 years since the Portuguese people overthrew their fascist leaders and ended the colonial wars. Young Braathen experienced the upheaval. He goes back and documents.
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Sunday, 24 November 2024 19:30
Duration: 51 MINUTES -
Baghdad on Fire
Director: Karrar Al-Azzawi Country: Norway
This film is an intimate and dramatic journey following Tiba, an Iraqi young woman fighting for freedom and equality. Twenty years has passed since the US-led invasion of Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein. On October 1st 2022 young men and women gather in thousands at Tahrir square in the middle of Baghdad to celebrate the 3 years anniversary of the largest youth demonstrations in the hist...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Sunday, 24 November 2024 21:00
Duration: 60 MINUTES
