Crimson Horizon

The film was prompted by the tragedy that took place on early September at the port of Piraeus, Greece, when Antonis attempted to board the ferry in Piraeus as it was preparing to depart for Crete. He arrived late, but, having a ticket, tried to access the ramp just as the ship was leaving. As he tried to get on, two members of the crew forcefully pushed him back multiple times instead of allowing him to board. After their final push, Antonis fell into the sea between the ship and the dock. The ferry continued its course, leaving Antonis behind to drown in the water.
The film has two protagonists: Antonis and the water. Not knowing what’s ahead of him, Antonis is preparing for a trip that should have been routine. He goes through the daily activities, cooking and taking bath and the shadow of the upcoming tragedy is always there.
Yet, the film is considerably more than a man's routine disrupted by sudden events. The water is not only a setting but a character in its own right: silent, always present, and unpredictable. It is at once companion and omen, determining Antonis's fate.
The underlying message in this movie was to stir reflection on the value that society gives to human life and the prevalent indifference with which we are inclined to treat it.
It is through the metaphor of Antoni's relationship with water-so essential yet so deadly-that tension between survival and negligence, urgency and apathy is dramatized.
By the end, the film will have taken Antonis's story as an invitation into the broader implications of a society that is indifferent to human suffering, questioning the viewer about how rarely we acknowledge the fragility of life.