Kalamata Creative Documentary Centre-The Solar Cinema in the Programme of the Kalamata Cultural Summer 2024

Starting Friday, July 19th, from Alagonia, the Kalamata Creative Documentary Centre team will board the Mobile Solar Cinema van and travel the magic of documentary cinema in Kalamata and the communities of the wider Municipality.
Residents and visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy 7 Greek documentary films by renowned producers from the 26th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival programme as part of the Destination-Journey Action. At the same time, on August 11th, in Kalamata, the movie by Emiliano Skartzi Gian will be shown, Paolo Barbieri—Man and Beauty, from the 1st Kardamili International Documentary Art Festival programme.
The screenings are part of the Municipality of Kalamata's Cultural Summer 2024, and admission is free.

THE PROGRAMME
Friday 19th July
ALAGONIA (in front of the Community building)
Telalis 20'
Directed by: Vangelis Pyrpylis
Tasos Korozis, an actor in Agrinio, is forced to become a teller to survive the crisis.
&
Titi – In the passage of the cyclone 29'
Directed by: Natassa Blatsiou
Titi, a nurse from Niger, fights against time and hunger to save children affected by a food crisis in Madagascar.

Saturday, July 20th
ARTEMISIA (in the Holy Monastery of Mele)
The Vlachs are united 52'
Directed by: Michalis Kamakas
The documentary illuminates the unknown contribution of the Vlach-speaking Greeks to Greek history and questions the stereotypes surrounding them.

Thursday, July 25th
Coastal Park, Kalamata
That day 39'
Directed by: Stratis Vogiatzis, Dimitris Kourtis
The documentary tells the story of the devastating fire in Northern Evia in 2021, the regeneration of the region and the creation of a musical theatre performance by its inhabitants, raising questions about the relationship between man and nature.
&
Evros 17 days later 18'
Directed by: Athanasios Youbassis
Seventeen days of destruction: The most significant fire in Europe in recent years, with 935,000 burnt hectares, is captured in shocking aerial photographs.

Saturday, August 3rd
ARIS
Folk bards – Moments from their lives and our lives 109'
Directed by: Thanos Koutsandreas
Panos Geramanis, through his show "Folk Bards", honours his great heroes
Greek folk song, recalling at the same time his musical memories and his first steps in journalism.

Sunday, August 11th
Doc Cafe Pezodromos Koutsomitopoulou 6, Kalamata
Gian Paolo Barbieri – Man and Beauty
Directed by: Emiliano Scartarzi
This is the story of a photographer who marked an era. Always ahead of his time, he is still clear in his memories and constantly active, even though he is old and sick today.

Monday, August 12th
NEDOUSA (in the square)
Serving the truth 83'
Directed by: Nikos Aslanidis
22 journalists in the Occupation sign the "Protocol of Honour", refuse to cooperate with the conquerors and are led to a tragic fate. The history of the Union Editors of Macedonia-Thrace in its 100th anniversary.

The solar mobile cinema started for the first time in Greece in September 2022 from Kalamata. The mission of the Solar World Cinema Network, of which the Creative Documentary Centre is an exclusive member in Greece, is to facilitate access to cinema, raise public awareness and highlight the importance of the transition to renewable energy sources. All mobile solar cinema equipment is powered by 100% solar energy.

The screenings will start every night at 21:30