• 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, he is celebrated as a hero. During a visit home, world events catch up with him: The coronavirus outbreak jeopardises Essa’s return to Europe and […]

  • Greek Night

    Greek night
    Stathi's Taverna, Pigi

    Live Greek music in Stathi's taverna in Pigi- dancing and merriment all night long! Enjoy superb views down to the coast, amazing sunsets and Stathi's renowned trays of starters. Please note that access by car is limited in the village of Pigi. There is a walk through the village from car parking areas of around […]

  • 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

  • Live Greek Music

    Live Greek Music
    Liastres taverna, Stoupa

    Every Thursday at Liastres taverna. Enjoy a relaxed evening listening to a 2-piece group playing traditional Greek songs. All with the backdrop of Stoupa bay behind them.  

  • 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 conflict zones from Sarajevo to Rwanda, capturing the brutal realities of war. Despite suffering severe injuries, including a gunshot wound to her face from a […]

  • 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 within Europe's policing systems. Through their stories, this documentary reveals disturbing patterns of racial profiling and systemic injustice, while following the relentless fight for j... […]

  • 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 an end to that. And a beginning to this film. In the lush fields of northern Belgium, as winter tightens its grip, the sheep of Eddy, Jeroen, and […]

  • 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 experiences, memories and histories through semi-structured interviews, creative shots and animation. The viewer is invited into a world where multiple perspectives on gender and performat... […]

  • 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 he was only 27 years old, led him into exile in NYC and Europe for the rest of his life, never to find his bearings. […]

  • 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 of the children, they brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to the best place in the world to be a woman.” Told […]