EL 
EN Filiatra program
The Peloponnisos Documentary Film Festival arrives in Filiatra on November 23rd and 24th, presenting a program that explores the multifaceted aspects of human life. The films on display address themes such as the struggle for environmental protection, cultural heritage, memory, and human capacity to overcome challenges. You will see documentaries focusing on the power of social movements, the importance of preserving the past, the uniqueness of local cultures, and the healing power of music. The festival invites a dialogue about our relationship with nature, history, and human civilization. The films will transport you to different parts of the world, while simultaneously prompting reflection on our own position in the face of the major challenges of our time.
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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 -
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, 23 November 2024 19:30
Duration: 76 MINUTES -
Songs of Earth
Director: Margreth Olin Country: Norway
The film portrays Olin's existential journey with her own ageing parent in the backdrop of mountainous landscapes of Norway for a year. It is a cinematic work about life, death, nature and about simply being present in the world.
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 23 November 2024 21:00
Duration: 90 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: Sunday, 24 November 2024 18:00
Duration: 40 MINUTES -
The leap of Imeros
Director: Kostas Kolimenos
The Leap of Imeros" is a documentary about traditional music in Greece, around islands and villages across the country. This documentary follows shepherds and elders who still sing in the authentic local dialect about love and death
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Sunday, 24 November 2024 19:00
Duration: 71 MINUTES -
Slaves Of The Empire
Director: Rajesh James Country: India
Slaves of the Empire unfolds against the backdrop of colonial-era Fort Kochi, a picturesque town in Kerala, India. This evocative film delves deep into the ordinary existence of a dhobi community, laundry workers who were enslaved by the Dutch during the colonial era. Through the captivating journeys of four central characters—Rajan, Pratti, Rajashekharan, and Selvaraj—the film paints a vivi...
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Sunday, 24 November 2024 20:30
Duration: 51 MINUTES
