• 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 […]

  • Not My Film

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Άστρα Ζόλντνερε Country: Germany What happens if older people challenge stereotypes in films about aging? Six seniors re-perform scenes of poor health, sexual invisibility, and gendered stereotypes of the wise old man and the bad witch. Toward the end of the film, the participants rebel against these cinematic images, proving that older age can be associated with […]

  • Arctic Odyssey

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Ευάγγελος Ρασσιάς Country: Greece An epic cinematic journey filled with breathtaking landscapes and unforgettable moments. Andreas and Alexandros embark on a bikepacking adventure in Norway, overcoming physical and mental challenges, conquering obstacles, and discovering the best version of themselves. Their journey allows viewers to live each moment as if they were there. Duration:  75 minutes Full programme

  • Delta

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Βίβιαν Παπαγεωργίου Country: Greece At the delta of the Pinios River, in the shadow of Mount Olympus in central Greece, a small community of coastal fishermen work tirelessly to sustain their way of life. The film is driven by resilient and humorous characters whose stories unfold over the seasons, set against the ever-present backdrop of water. Duration: […]

  • ’48 | Resisting The Big Settlement

    Director: Δύο Εκατόν Δέκα Οκτώ Φιλμ Τιμ Country: Greece A political documentary filmed in the summer of 2022 in the occupied Palestine. It is an attempt to express the daily experience of people excluded by the apartheid regime, describing different aspects of the Israeli occupation. We have recorded stories from 4 regions of West Bank, culminating in a […]

  • Free Words: A Poet From Gaza

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Αμπντουλάχ Χαρούν Ιλχάν "Free words: A poet from Gaza" is a documentary film about Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha and his life in Gaza. The film chronicles his journey, his art as a form of resistance and hope, and his experiences with oppression, including his temporary detention and subsequent release to leave Gaza. Duration: 24 […]

  • Steps

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Ηρώ Σιαφλιάκη Country: France November 2018 saw the emergence of the Yellow Vests movement. Steps follows its most ephemeral expression, these Saturday marches, as a possible entry into a new political experimentation. A subjective state of affairs, very different from the narratives broadcast about the Yellow Vests by the media, the film scrutinizes the resurrection of solidarity […]

  • Free Leonard Peltier

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Τζέσσι Σορτ Μπουλλ, Ντέιβιντ Φρανς Country: COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_United States Acclaimed directors Jesse Short Bull and David France revisit one of the most discredited convictions in modern America to chronicle the five-decade campaign to exonerate the most famous living Native American activ... Duration:  110 minutes Full programme

  • Night Recedes

    Kalamata Film Festival - Aristomenous 95

    Director: Τίμων Κουλμάσης Country: Greece A love story and artistic journey through war-torn Athens, post-war Paris, and Cold War Budapest, exploring the intertwined fates of art, history, and memory behind the Iron Curtain. Duration: 70 Minutes Full programme