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STELIOS
The touching story of a child from a Pontic refugee family who managed to survive and thrive against all odds, thanks to his immense talent and resilience in the face of social and personal challenges. Music, love, family, friends, fishing, creativity, people of the night, hardcore fans, and intense conflicts come together to create the mosaic of his life. This film is a tribute to a legendary singer, whose voice touched the hearts of all Greeks around the world. A film for those who loved him and those who wish to discover him.
THE LAST TAXI DRIVER
Thomas, about fifty years old, works as a taxi driver by night. He lives with his wife, Maria, and his teenage son, Tassos. He has studied literature, a subject he loves, but has never managed to live up to his expectations of himself. Without even realizing it, he is experiencing the frustration of his suppressed creativity. When one of his customers commits suicide, Thomas is prompted to confront everything he’s kept buried inside for too long, and realize the shortcomings of his life. When he meets Eleni, his client’s lost daughter, he sees in her a way out of his deadened life and becomes romantically obsessed with her.
CLOUDY SUNDAY
Against the backdrop of a German-occupied Thessaloniki during the tumultuous 1943, the forbidden love between two hopeless dreamers, Yorgos, a rebellious Christian carpenter, and Estrea, a strong-willed Jewish girl, finds refuge in a small but busy tavern: the town’s historic “Ouzeri Tsitsanis”. There, under the Nazis’ heavy thumb, the monumental and prolific composer, Vassilis Tsitsanis, is inspired to write some of his most memorable songs, including the haunting and heartbreaking “Cloudy Sunday”.
WISHBONE
Kostas has recently become a security guard in a public hospital. After the sudden death of his older brother, he is forced to take care of his little niece Niki, and also to find the money to save their family house. The moment, he’s lost all hope, a hospital porter will offer an aiding hand; but the price to pay is going to be high.
ROOFLESS DREAMS
They had jobs, a family, and a home – that is until life happened. The documentary follows for 13 months five people living under the threat of homelessness in the streets of Athens, and the efforts of NGO Emfasis to support them. Abuse in the family, incarceration, losing a loved one, their struggles mirror some of ours; so do their dreams.
QUEENS OF AMATHUS
Cyprus is a vibrant island and a popular tourist destination, but historically it has seen some very turbulent times. In the documentary “Queens of Amathus” Christina Savvas, a British Cypriot journalist interviewed twenty two women from different generations, all sharing their powerful and heart wrenching stories, the pain of goodbye and settling in foreign lands for a better future.
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