EL 
EN Tripolis program
The 10th Peloponnisos Documentary Film Festival makes its way to Tripoli from November 22nd to 25th, presenting a compelling selection of films from renowned directors that explore deeply resonant themes. This year's program delves into the multifaceted aspects of the human experience. Viewers will encounter narratives that touch upon tradition and societal evolution, as well as the repercussions of conflict and the challenges of modern life. The films showcase individuals navigating personal and societal obstacles, from those facing everyday struggles to those grappling with profound personal challenges. Many films highlight the pursuit of justice and the fight for a better future, both on a global and individual scale, prompting viewers to contemplate profound questions. The enduring significance of memory, the complexities of identity, our relationship with the environment, and the evolution of societies are central themes woven throughout the program. Audiences will also have the opportunity to engage with diverse cultures and traditions from across the world.
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Bimsa
Director: Tasos Georgiou Country: Greece
Bimsa: the basement, the cellar, where we keep what we want to preserve over time. In an age of speed in technological development and artificial intelligence, we travel to Kalarrites, at Tzoumerka, a mountainous, historical village, on the peaks of Pindos mountain, where the few remaining inhabitants hold fast to traditions. Practicing professions, perhaps for the last time, as the possibil...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 22 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 64 MINUTES -
Unspoken
Director: Maciej Adamek Country: Poland
A portrait of 26-year-old Matthew - a young man who stutters and wants to realize his childhood dream. He wants to become a Polish champion in acrobatics.
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 22 November 2024 19:30
Duration: 51 MINUTES -
Little Baluches
Director: Raya Nasiri
ShirAbad is a neighborhood in the suburb of Zahedan city in Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran, where its people hope for a better future despite being deprived. In this movie, we have tried to depict children whose hearts beat for a bright future...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 22 November 2024 20:30
Duration: 62 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: Saturday, 23 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 87 MINUTES -
Alganesh
Director: Lia Beltrami Country: Italy
'I didn't believe it until I saw it'. A sign on a wall says this, as a hundred Eritrean refugees arrive in Endabaguna collection centre in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, after traveling in an airless truck for four days. Why do people run away? What happens before the infamous images we are shown in the West of refugees crossing the sea? An intense journey through four refugee camps for Erit...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 23 November 2024 19:30
Duration: 60 MINUTES -
Seize The Summit
Director: Arwa Damon, Binnur Karaevli Country: United States
"Seize the Summit" is the story of four young people's exciting journey to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Shaqayeq, Adnan, Safa and Tania are no ordinary adventurers, they are all war survivors from different countries. What brought them together to face Kilimanjaro was a deep desire to stand up against war and for the world to hear their messag...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 23 November 2024 20:30
Duration: 75 MINUTES -
Shalom - Salaam - Peace
Director: Alexia Tsouni Country: Greece
After October 7th 2023 more and more Israelis are struggling even harder to hold everyone’s humanity in Israel and Palestine. Is their dual loyalty a threat or the biggest hope for this place? (Shalom - Salaam - Peace is the well-known slogan which means peace in Hebrew, Arabic and English)
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 30 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 40 MINUTES -
Farewell: And Suddenly Memory Began To Remember
Director: Ada Pitsou Country: Greece
The distinguished Greek psychοtherapist Toula Vlachoutsikou, now bedridden and suffering from dementia, when she begun to lose her memory, she started writing a book with stories about memory. Twenty years later, her daughter, who has taken over her care, is making a film based on these stories, as well as on interviews with people who knew her in person. A film about dementia, care, trauma ...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 30 November 2024 19:00
Duration: 40 MINUTES -
The Red Teacher
Director: Stelios Charalampopoulos Country: Greece
Two political trials and executions have left an indelible mark on post-conflict Greece. The trial of Nikos Belogiannis and the trial of Nikos Ploumpidis. Ploumpidis, however, died alone, slandered by enemies and friends, dishonored. Personal drama and collective destiny co-shape this Promethean hero, who seems straight out of an ancient tragedy.
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 30 November 2024 20:30
Duration: 100 MINUTES
