• Democracy Noir

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Κόνι Φιλντ Amidst the brazen rise of 21st century authoritarianism, few politicians have proven as corrupt and adept at undermining democracy as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. A hero to his country’s Christian conservative population and a&nb.. Duration: 90 minutes Full programme

  • Poliboy

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Ντέχιον Κιμ In the spring of 1987, a 14 year old runaway boy ended up in Korea University and made its campus his home. He grew up on campus under […]

  • The Strong Man Of Bureng

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Μάουρο Μπούτσι Country: Italy Former UN soldier Essa has fled the Gambia for Finland, where he has successfully set up a business that provides for his family. Back in his hometown Bureng, […]

  • The Art Of Remembering

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Αννέτα Παπαθανασίου Country: Greece An artistic journey through memory, trauma, healing and reconciliation. Visual artist Artemis Alcalay presents her artwork, she narrates untold family stories, collective trauma and the memory of the Holocaust. A meeting of Histor... Duration: 81 minutes Full programme

  • Never Look Away

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Λούσι Λόλες Country: COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_New Zealand Never Look Away (2024), directed by Lucy Lawless, is a documentary about Margaret Moth, a fearless New Zealand-born CNN war correspondent. The film follows her career covering […]

  • There Is A War Going On Outside

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Τζον Μαλαματίνας, Γιώργος Πουλόπουλος Country: Greece In the heart of Athens, Paris, and London, three young lives—Nikos Sabanis, Ibrahima Bah, and Chris Kaba—are cut short by police violence, exposing the deeply entrenched racism […]

  • Sheep

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Ρούντ Ντε Κάισερ Country: Belgium For many years, Belgium was the last speck of European mainland without a large predator in its scattered nature reserves. Until an adventurous pack of wolves finally put […]

  • On Lavender

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Μάκης Ευαγγελάτος, Ειρήνη Χατζή Country: Greece ON LAVENDER is an exploration of the multiplicities of gender identity in contemporary Greek society. The film delves into the lives of its protagonists, weaving together their […]

  • Ernest Cole Lost and Found

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Ραούλ Πεκ Ernest Cole, a South African photographer was the first to expose the horrors of apartheid to a world audience. His book House of Bondage, published in 1967 when […]

  • The Day Iceland Stood Still

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Πάμελα Χόγκαν Country: Iceland When 90% of the women of Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes one fall morning in 1975 refusing to work, cook, or take care […]