Screenings

SCREENINGS

The screenings’s host take place at the Theater of the Municipal Cultural Multiplex “D. Chatzis”, with free entrance, at 20:00.

Program in brief

Monday 29/9: Photometria in Motion, Category: Short Films (1st part), 118′

Tuesday 30/9: Photometria in Motion, Category: Short Films (2nd part), 123′

Wednesday 1/10: Photometria in Motion, Category: Documentaries, 56′

Thursday 2/10: Photometria in Motion, Category: Video Art, 52′

Friday 3/10: Photometria in Motion, Category: Animation, 46′

Detailed program

Monday 29/9, 20:00

Photometria in Motion, Category: Short Films (1st part), 118′

And the sea is ashen, 11’16’’, Sébastien Berlendis [France, Italy]

In a room, a man remembers various French and Italian spaces: intertwined sea and mountain landscapes, pieces of beach, a sea wall.

Built like a dreamy loop, the film, shot in Super 8, brings together different forms in its narration: it lies between first-person documentary, poetic essay, and experimental fiction.

Morphes, 11’45’’, Konstantinos Doxiadis [Greece]

Morphes is an experimental short film about a man who reminisces about moments in his life before he dies. The film takes place in the man’s home, where various dreamlike scenes and encounters with old faces transform the space and take him on a journey. The narrative is abstract and non-linear, ultimately aiming to examine our relationship with the past and memories.

Rainy Night, 10’45’’, Wenting Gao [United States of America]

A man on the precipice of despair provides temporary shelter to a juvenile delinquent. The encounter changes their lives during a secret-laden evening. Set against the backdrop of a rainy night, the film explores the fragile, unexpected warmth that can emerge from loneliness.

Bottles, 18’37’’, Yassine El Idrissi [Italy, Morocco]

Said, a 13-year-old boy, lives in the old Medina of Rabat. In the summer, he has a side job collecting empty beer bottles and selling them to a shop. With the money, he wants to buy food for a dog he is hiding. Once, his closest friend told him that it is ‘haram’ to do that.

Varanus, 15’, Kiarash Bokaeyan [Iran]

The short film Varanus is a drama about a hearing-impaired teenage boy who is forced by a man to participate in secret and illegal competitions. But he does not want to do this and tries to get rid of the man.

A cat can look at a king, 17’26’’, Deris Muhamad [Indonesia]

On his way to police school, a young man, accompanied by his parents, brings his beloved cat. Unfortunately, his father doesn’t like this. About him, cats and things are weak.

Clementine, 13’15’’, George Stagakis [Greece]

In a provincial town, 18-year-old Clementine works at the farmer’s market with her oppressive father until a coach from Athens discovers her talent in football.

Trinidad, 20’, Jos Azuela, Jose Manuel Azuela Espinosa[Mexico]

After her grandfather’s death, a girl steals his ashes from the cemetery, carrying his memory and an unsettled debt.

Tuesday 30/9, 20:00

Photometria in Motion, Category: Short Films (2nd part), 123′

Krater, 8’5’’, Céline Ribard [Iceland, Malta, Thailand]

A group of scientists stumble upon a mysterious, pulsating orb while conducting research on an uncharted planet.

Nowhere, 13’, Erfan Parsapour [Iran]

A young couple realizes that they have grown apart emotionally despite living together in a tiny apartment. Trying to achieve a rare and captivating portrayal, this film weaves together the threads of relationship and time.

The heart of things: Not a movie, 16’53’’, Polydoros Kalaitzis [Greece]

Two people meet by using a hotline that doesn’t allow communication.

Réveillon, 13’42’’, Alexandros Vozinidis [Greece]

On New Year’s Eve, in a small village in Northern Greece, a father and his son await the arrival of a Canadian businessman. The Canadian is willing to invest in their copper mine in Albania; this plan is their last chance to escape generational poverty and transform their lives.

Nabi, 20’, Hamed Golshahi [Iran]

Nabi is an Afghan migrant worker in Iran who is fired as a janitor after 25 years of service in a tower. He must fulfill his duties for the last day and leave like a man who never existed.

Dear Kevin, 4’57’’, Kate Ferguson [United States of America]

A desire for connection compels a woman to realign with her true self.

Spider Zan, 12’45’’, Maryam Khodabakhsh [Iran]

Negar is a young girl who loses something important, causing trouble for her on the day of her proposal ceremony.

Chicken Broth Soup, 18’37’’, Deniz Büyükkırlı [Turkey]

A doctor who finds unusual symptoms in a man who died of a heart attack falls into a moral dilemma.

© Deniz Büyükkırlı, Chicken Broth Soup

The Wooden Dear, 15’, Anastasis Panagis Meletis [Greece]

In the heart of a dense forest, a young woman grapples with abuse, abandonment, and the overwhelming feeling of being lost. Moving through this immersive and untamed environment—observing plant life—she finds ways to heal from trauma and escape the human condition. Inspired by the myth of Daphne and Apollo, Wooden Dear delves into themes of sexual violence, identity, and gender, and by reclaiming biology, explores the fragile boundaries between plant, animal, and human life.

Wednesday 1/10, 20:00 and 21:00 (double screening)

Photometria in Motion, Category: Documentaries, 56′

Woman to woman, 10’4’’, Julien Faure [France]

Laurence Laborie whisks us away with her to the island of Lanzarote, an island she has fallen in love with, to discover landscapes as sublime as they are astonishing. Victoria, a Ukrainian model, accompanies her on her quest for allure, searching for contrasts between the female body and the purity of the elements.

The Keeper, 5’30’’, Johanna Tesfaye [United States of America]

An aging Black archivist in Prague takes us on a sentimental tour of his personal museum, sharing the joy, frustration, and grief of his work.

Palmento, 14’46’’, Christopher L. Barnes [Italy]

The short film Palmento offers an intimate look into the winemaking traditions of Sicily’s Mount Etna region, focusing on the ancient practice of using palmenti—stone wine presses carved into volcanic rock. These structures, dating back centuries, are a testament to the island’s deep-rooted viticultural heritage. The film explores how these traditional presses, once widespread across the slopes of Etna, were integral to the local wine production process, allowing generations of winemakers to ferment and press grapes in harmony with nature. More than a documentary about wine, the film is a meditation on cultural preservation in an age of globalization.

Black rain in my eyes, 20’, Amir Masoud Soheili [Iran]

Hessan is a Syrian poet and the father of four blind daughters. To shield them from the horrors of war, he transforms the sounds of bullets and explosions into tales of celebration and dancing. When invited to a poetry forum, he faces the challenge of taking his daughters outside—where the realities of war can no longer be hidden.

© Amir Masoud Soheili, Black rain in my eyes

The Airplane Home, 6’6’’, Nick Chung [United States of America]

The Airplane Home is the untold story of Bruce Campbell, who transformed a retired Boeing 727 airliner into his private residence. While the media has briefly covered his unusual dwelling, this documentary aims to provide an in-depth look at Bruce’s journey and the profound motivations behind his decision to embrace such an unconventional lifestyle. By sharing this unique tale, the film hopes to inspire viewers worldwide to consider how they too can leave a distinct mark of kindness on the world through unorthodox life choices.

Thursday 2/10, 20:00 and 21:00 (double screening)

Photometria in Motion, Category: Video Art, 52′

Old house, 4’52’’, Huang Weipeng Huang [China]

An empty house, memories of three generations, one hundred years of solitude.

Whispers, 2’30’’, Yu Yan [USA]

Whispers is a video work that reimagines monuments as symbolic and literal shelters, questioning how we seek refuge in power, history, and memory. Presented as a stereoscope-style slideshow, it surveys 42 abandoned presidential head statues in Virginia, U.S., exposing their fractured forms and ideological erosion. Layered with whispers recorded on U.S. Memorial Day, the soundscape evokes public reflection and vulnerability. As these monuments decay, Whispers contemplates the instability of inherited narratives and invites viewers to engage with power structures not as static icons, but as breached shelters, asking what remains when they displace, deteriorate, or are reinterpreted.

ARENA, 3’19’’, Khalil Charif [Brazil]

In a world where freedom is constantly under threat, democratic societies are always on the lookout to ensure that the hard-won conquests of the historically recent past are not rolled back, but rather evolve toward individual and collective freedoms of expression and coexistence.

A Different Goal, 3’26’’, Marco Joubert [Canada]

A Different Goal is Marco Joubert’s first foray into animation. Its images were created experimenting with Unity, a video game development software. Further elaboration and structuring of the piece took place through extensive sonic explorations. The work draws inspiration from an example given by philosopher David Chalmers, while trying to answer the question: what would happen if intelligent machines started developing their own goals, different from those of humankind?

Alternative Planet, 2’30’’, Emilie Crewe [Iceland]

Set in three phases, Alternative Planet tells the story of a lone Astro-gardener documenting their experience on a distant exoplanet. Through metaphors and overlapping terminology, the narrative creates a bridge between astronomy and anatomy, highlighting themes of transcending the corporeal body into planetary orbit across space-time. Alternative Planet explores the concept of seeking out the “habitable zone” of extrasolar planets for human ecological benefit and colonization—a controversial topic. This particular planet is inspired by Gliese 667Cc, located 23.62 light-years away.

Breath, 3’39, Vivian Papageorgiou [Greece]

A journey from heaven down to earth.

My November Guest, 3’28’’, Georgie Gentile [United States]

My November Guest is an exploration in capturing movement in nature, specifically how wind subtly affects the environment, as well as an experiment with rhythmic editing. Its creation was very physical, with the film being hand-processed as reversal, hand-toned with exhausted chemistry, and hand-edited through splicing and taping each shot. Certain transitional shots were created by spraying film with bleach and title cards were made digitally and reshot onto film. The film was shot at a nature preserve in Binghamton, NY through October and November 2023.

Organesson, 10’6’’, Andrew Frangella [USA]

A portmanteau of the organic and synthesized. Organesson represents the unstable element of time passage and the eternal struggle for breath. Many years spent in a monochromatic haze. What awaits at the end is this element, as our lives become intertwined with digital constructs. Where does the line between what is human and what is technology fall? Where does the barrier exist between the organic and the synthesized?

Sofá TV (PopArt3), 4’42’’, Luis Carlos Rodríguez [Spain]

Sofá TV (PopArt3) is an instrumental artistic research work with Artificial Intelligence and is part of an audiovisual artistic research project that tries to transfer expressive and emotional concepts to the screen with moving images and therefore deliberately lacks formal, narrative, and structural aspects.

The fish dies by its mouth, 4’2’’, Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo [Colombia]

The Fish Dies By Its Mouth by Colombian visual artist Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo explores the resilience of coastal communities in Colombia impacted by drug trafficking and violence. These amphibious cultures, rich in music, dance, and tradition, face threats from violence and illegality. Traffickers often discard cargo at sea to evade authorities, and fishermen sometimes recover these packages—tempting opportunities or dangerous traps. Some yield; others resist. Figures like Pablo Escobar and Cadena once ruled these coasts, shaping local life. This participatory project involves the community in image-making, using daily life and constructed scenes to document their stories, honor their strength, and shed light on their struggles and resistance.

Show your wound, 3’2’’, Matthias Daenschel [Germany]

Over 5,000 photos come together to form a fast-paced hunt through Berlin’s time tunnel—a restless search for cracks and open wounds of German history in the city.

Rain, 6’1’’, Vasilios Papaioannu [Greece, Italy, USA]

Rain, as circular shapes of memory imprinted on the fast-paced celluloid or as liquid moving sculptures of the present in digital form, documents a verbal interaction between two people.

Friday 3/10, 20:00 and 21:00 (double screening)

Photometria in Motion, Category: Animation, 46′

Claw Machine, 13’48’’, Georges Salameh [Greece]

Claw Machine is the story of an immersion into the experience of being uprooted. Fragments and words. The unspoken, the indescribable. Memory shaken. Eyes closed. The city is under siege. Drift towards the unknown. The dilemma: resistance or migration? Mediterranean voyages of no return.

Novavita, 14’55’’, Francesco Bruno Sorrentino, Antonio Genovese [Italy]

Novavita tells the story of Kron, a mutant surgeon and alchemist, who lives in a world controlled by the M.A.S. In a future where life is nearly extinct and the Earth is shrouded in pollution, Kron fights for change. His strength comes from the memory of his missing daughter and his determination to repair humanity’s mistakes.

Ghariba & Ajeeb, 7’17’’, Boubaker Boukhari [Algeria, Tunisia, Un. Ar. Emirates]

In this story, the girl Ghariba embarks on a journey to find her friend Ajeeb and to find a way to cross a river guarded by a crocodile.

Né una né due, 5’57’’, Lucia Catalini [Italy]

After a long time, a girl called Elena finds the notebook of her grandmother, Laura. She flips through it for the first time anche through those pages she sees her grandmother’s life again.

A pleasure, 4’5’’, Sonia Estevez [Spain]

What is truly pleasurable is in the simple. A pleasure is a succession of ordinary actions and situations that are a source of pleasure.

How little is needed to feel good!

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