TIDF ran from 6-16 March2025. The Greek documentary “Sculpted Souls” by Stavros Psillakis won The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation Award, the FIPRESCI Award and the Youth Jury Award for the Best Greek Film. “Sculpted Souls” describes the journey of Swiss dentist Julien Grivel who travelled to Athens twice yearly from 1972-1998 volunteering to repair the teethContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Sculpted Souls”: Multi Award Winner”
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27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Children of the Dust”: Great Expectations of a Vietnamese Amerasian Cultural Orphan
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival runs until 16March2025. Ngo Thanh Sang is one of thousands of Amerasian children left behind in Vietnam as South Vietnam finally collapsed in 1975 with Americans beating a hasty retreat. Sang’s father was an American soldier in Vietnam serving a 1966—67 tour of duty. The result of his relationshipContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Children of the Dust”: Great Expectations of a Vietnamese Amerasian Cultural Orphan”
27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Biko and His Balkan Orchestra”: Sometimes Very Good Things Happen to Those Who Wait
Biko Agusev resides in the Republic of North Macedonian town of Strumica 53 kms from the Greek border. His “clan”, as Biko refers to, has been playing music for generations. His band is preparing to perform at the Naousa Carnival a pre-Lent Mardi Gras type of festival occurring annually in the city of Naousa, GreeceContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Biko and His Balkan Orchestra”: Sometimes Very Good Things Happen to Those Who Wait”
27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “10 Reports in 10 Minutes”: On the Front Lines of Child Pornography “Management”
Eko and five other analysts work at the Dutch Pornography Reporting Centre reviewing material provided to it through a national hotline. Eko is the longest serving analyst with four years experience and has removed some 200,000 offensive online videos and pictures. Viewers spend 15 minutes watching Eko at work commenting to the camera what heContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “10 Reports in 10 Minutes”: On the Front Lines of Child Pornography “Management””
27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Small Dogs Bark Loud”: A Recipe for a Successful Children’s Documentary
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival runs until 16March2025. “Small Dogs Bark Loud” is a Norwegian documentary deserving categorization as a successful children’s documentary and even more appealing as it doesn’t leave the adult viewer drowning in syrupy and overly simplistic platitudes. Tuni, a twelve-year-old, lives with her family undergoing challenges leaving Tuni with someContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Small Dogs Bark Loud”: A Recipe for a Successful Children’s Documentary”
27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “9:30”: Finding Some Good from the Depths of Unspeakable Horror
It was just another day in May of 2020 at 09:30 when 34-year-old accountant Ionna Paliospirou parked her car and headed towards the elevator in the lobby that would take her up to her office in suburban Athens. But it was no ordinary day as she was attacked by the elevator by a mentally disturbedContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “9:30”: Finding Some Good from the Depths of Unspeakable Horror”
27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man”: The Oracle of Death in Athens Speaks
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival runs until 16March2025. Slice and dice your interpretation of the Greek documentary “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man” and you just may have nailed down the last nail of the coffin. For lack of a more sophisticated descriptor this is a “fun” film but one with deepContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man”: The Oracle of Death in Athens Speaks”
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