Vangelis Fampas

Daniel, a German teenager, is sent to a juvenile offender community in Greece, to serve his sentence. There, in an abandoned village of Evros river region, near the border with Turkey, he experiences never-felt-before emotions and is called to solve difficult dilemmas... His final decision will surprise everyone.

The documentary describes the preparation for the staging of Euripides’ tragedy Alcestis at the ancient theater of Epidaurus, during the 2017 Epidaurus Festival. This documentation accentuates the Festival’s ambiance, as well as the theater’s grandeur. At the same time, the film highlights the special virtues an actor should master in order to meet the demands of this special place; lastly, the film also reveals the limitations set by the space itself to the performances that can be staged in Epidaurus.

In 1963, Swedish humanitarian organization IM, established a model weaving center in Vlasti, a mountainous village in Northern Greece. For the next 25 years, this intercultural venture was much more than a blessing for local women; it also contributed to the reinvigoration of an endowed locale, stricken by wars, poverty, and abandonment. A bittersweet glance at the past, raising thorny questions about the future of the Greek countryside.

The documentary highlights the perils of today’s energy policy in the so-called post-lignite era. At the heart of the research lies the concept of energy poverty, in other words, the population’s limited access to energy resources that leads to an even greater energy deficiency in society. The movie features experts’ interviews (professors, technocrats, union members, etc.) as well as field research and in situ shooting.

The documentary highlights the perils of today’s energy policy in the so-called post-lignite era. At the heart of the research lies the concept of energy poverty, in other words, the population’s limited access to energy resources that leads to an even greater energy deficiency in society. The movie features experts’ interviews (professors, technocrats, union members, etc.) as well as field research and in situ shooting.

The village of Messochora, as well as the paternal home of the documentary director, are on the banks of the Acheloos river, in the mountain range of Pindos. The area, however, is flooded by the artificial lake created by the diversion of the river. The documentary unfolds the incredible story of the hostage of the village, the family tragedy of the director himself, and the admirable struggle of the inhabitants of Messochora.

In the summer of 2021, a research group scouting for viable sites for development arrives at Armenaki Island, where people live with their own laws and their own moral values, having found happiness in a completely different way of life.

When the wind blows, everything acquires a strange power

Dimitra Koutsiabassakos is 88 years old and lives alone in the village of Armatoliko in the Pindos mountain range, on the banks of the ancient river Acheloos, named after the mythical river god who fought Heracles for the favors of a woman and who could take on many forms. Dimitra’s home is located near the place where a great dam is being built and lies right in the middle of the area destined to become a lake after construction is completed. By a strange quirk of fate, the materials used in the construction of the dam are a product of a cement company named “Heracles”, so that it seems that the age-old contest between Acheloos and Heracles continues to the present day! Dimitris, Costas and Petros decide to pay their grandmother a visit and make a documentary.

'Europe, the Dream' is a documentary about three adolescents who are/were living in Patras, Greece: Andreas, a young Greek, Ali Reza, a refugee from Afghanistan and Abdulla, a refugee from Syria; they are each dreaming of a great journey to Europe, and, with all their hopes and fears, they are struggling to make this happen as they see it as the only solution for their lives. They don't consider Greece as Europe! The two refugees have in fact managed to reach their destinations: Ali Reza in Sweden and Abdulla in Austria. Andreas is still in Greece. He wants to study and work but his family has day to day problems which have been heightened by the Greek financial crisis. Will these three young men be able to realize their dreams or these dreams will be thwarted by the difficulties and complexities that exist in today's Europe.