FILMOGRAPHY
Behind the Shadows
China, Greece, 2025
The Greek shadow puppetry began 130 years ago. A student of Greek shadow puppetry travels to China, where shadow puppetry began over 2000 years ago. There he follows the Chinese shadow puppeteer master He Shihong in Wushan of China. Watching his performances and listening to him talk about his art and his career in it, many parallels are drawn and he expresses them by including his Greek shadow puppetry teacher, Mpampis Makris, in the film.
This documentary is a cultural bridge between Greece and China through the art of shadow puppetry.
Director Statement:
In my childhood memories, my friends were the shadow puppets. Whenever I wanted to talk to someone, I always talked to them. A few years after the last time I was behind the cloth shadow puppetry stage in Greece, I decided to travel to the other side of the world and meet the worldwide roots of shadow puppetry. Shooting this movie was the most sentimental experience I have ever had. I was filming something that I was coming across for the first time, but strangely everything it was seems so familiar to me. It was like watching my shadow puppetry teacher preparing for a performance or creating new shadow puppets. This documentary is a cultural bridge between Greece and China through the art of shadow puppetry.
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The Future of Clay
China, 2024
Zhong Ming, a gifted potter, is in a deep search for his own personal voice. His works are a harmonious blend of Chinese and Western culture with respect to the "Rongchang" ceramic tradition. His work goes far beyond the conventional pottery that the market demands, with awards in international art competitions, and he tries to find a way to balance these two aspects of his art. Eventually, through his work, he is led to find his personal style and gain recognition for it.
Director Statement:
This trip and documentary was a unique experience for me. Since it was my first time visiting China, I was in a culture shock with everything around me, and I didn't know what to shoot first. But thanks to the help of my two producers, Zhao Yiying and Lu Yuqi, I was finally able to focus on the story of my protagonist, Zhong Ming and through our shared reflections and concerns, I managed to create this documentary.
The Call Of The Lighthouses
Greece, 2022
"The Call Of The Lighthouses" (Το Κάλεσμα Των Φάρων), is a documentary that describes the story of the renovation of the two most southern lighthouses in land-based Europe, from the point of view of the architect who undertook their reconstruction. The project was difficult and full of unexpected incidents, but he and his team managed to complete it successfully.
Participations in film festivals:
8th Beyond Borders, Kalamata Short Documentary Festival (Honorable Mention), Aigio International Short Film Festival "Theodoros Angelopoulos"(Honorable Mention), AXD Film Festival (Best Documentary Award), Thessaloniki Free Short Festival (Best Youth Documentary Award), Kinofestival "Light of the world"(Honorable Mention), The 5th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival, Youth Diversity Film Festival Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork, 22nd Camera Zizanio, Patras Steps Film Festival, 11th Chania Film Fest, 17th Chalkida Documentary Festival, 7th Nafplio Bridges International Film Festival.
Director Statement:
I started the preproduction of this documentary in May of 2021. I had no idea it would take me so long to complete it until I finally did, in September of 2022. This, of course, resulted in me becoming attached to this project, making it a personal one for me.
