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“Years of innocence” signifies the return to the sports memories that have been the balm of the souls of our grandparents, our fathers and those younger people who have heard the narratives or studied the photographs of the great idols of older times. We return to the age of football, when figures of the sport emerged from a completely different setting compared to that of recent years. In this day and age, now that the era of “prosperity” has lapsed into decline, looking at those figures who excelled in conditions of extreme poverty, hunger, terror and the weight of History, offers the most exciting model for today's young people. Through football, we focus on a Greece, true but not ideal, that inspired us, that was lost and which we wish to restore in order to inspire us again, in the midst of such a gloomy juncture.
Hara leaves the maternity hospital with a baby in her arms. She spends her days caring for her newborn baby. Daily images of affection, familiarity, devotion and acquaintance with the baby in the rhythm of a lullaby. However, the repeated emergency news about the abduction of a baby from the maternity hospital comes to violently bring us back to reality.
In the Greek community of Ethiopia in the 1960s, a rich Greek disrupts the relationship between his well-bred daughter and a young man. Three decades later they meet again.
Kalavryta: People and Shadows is a documentary film that explores the history and shadows of the Greek town Kalavryta. It delves into the tragedies and wars that have shaped the town and its people, providing a powerful and emotional narrative.
The psyche of Athens through the transfer, the relocation of the National Library. The dominant old building of the National Library in the centre of Athens, with its neoclassical style pillars, tries to remind us of the Golden Age of Pericles and the sages of ancient Greece. But few of the residents seem to be interested in it. The preparations for the transfer of the books, ‘victims’ of looting and wear, have begun. In a city that looks like a battlefield we witness both the transfer and the city, which in its unrest remains exciting. And also, we get to hear the voice of the National Library, connecting the past with the present, wondering about the future.
The Last Daughter
A Belated 'Thank you' is a documentary that explores the stories of World War II veterans and their sacrifices. It highlights the importance of showing gratitude to these brave individuals who fought for our freedom. Through interviews, archival footage, and personal anecdotes, the film captures the emotional journey of expressing belated thanks.
Μακρόνησος is a small and isolated island located in the Mediterranean Sea. This documentary explores the unique culture and history of the island, including its traditional way of life and the challenges faced by its inhabitants.
A documentary about the life and achievements of Γιάννης Κούρος, a passionate and determined runner who has made a significant impact in the world of long-distance running.
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Ilias Giannakakis
Producer, screenwriter and director of documentaries and feature films. He has implemented more than 150 documentaries and 2 feature films, as director and screenwriter. In several cases he has been also the producer himself. He has been awarded many times for his documentaries and his feature films in international and Greek festivals. Many of his documentaries have been shown in special screenings in Greece and abroad and have been successfully distributed in the theaters and in television. Since 2000, and for more than 10 years, he had been a regular director in the famous TV documentary program Paraskinio for the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ERT. He is specialised in the cultural (arts and literature), historical and athletic genre. In 2002 until 2003 he was advisor and reporter in a radio program for Era Spor, with the title "Mythomania", interviewing important personalities from the sports in Greece. After a long and deep research on the history and the social dimension of the athletics, he published a big essay in 2005, with the title "The Romance of the Football". In 2009 he made as director and screenwriter a documentary series for the greek broadcasting company SKAI TV, under the title "For ever Champions", on the history of football and basketball in Greece, and in 2014 a documentary series for the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ERT, with the title "In the Fever of the World Cup", about the history of the World Cup. He has implemented over 30 documentaries on Theater and Drama, he himself being the director, the camera operator and the producer at the same time and following his subject for the whole period of the theatrical process, from the first day of the rehearsals until the premiere. History wise, he has studied a lot the period of the Second World War in Greece and the Civil War and he has made several documentaries on these matters. Apart from his main occupation as director and producer, he has also organised retrospectives and special screenings in Cinemas and Cultural Centers. Furthermore, he had been writing articles on the history of Cinema for more than 15 years. He has created and he keeps expanding a huge collection of old archive films, documentaries, feature films from all the ages of the Cinema, TV programs and interviews as well as magazines and newspapers with historical and cultural value.
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