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FIRST MILK

Set in the foothills of Mount Pateras (Mount Father) in Megara, Greece, First Milk captures the intimate relationship between shepherds and their orphaned lambs. Through poetic imagery, the film immerses the viewer in a sensorial exploration of survival, the cycle of life and death, and the enduring bond between human hands and the animal world.

  • PANAGIOTIS PAPAFRAGKOS
    Director
  • PANAGIOTIS PAPAFRAGKOS
    Writer
  • PANAGIOTIS PAPAFRAGKOS
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Genres:
    Poetic Documentary
  • Runtime:
    46 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Super 8mm, 16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    March 13, 2024
    National
    Official Selection, Film Forward Competition, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Distribution Information
  • PAPAFRAGKOS PANAGIOTIS
    Sales Agent
    Country: Greece
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - PANAGIOTIS PAPAFRAGKOS

Panagiotis Papafragkos is a filmmaker who lives and works in Athens, Greece. He works on the intersection of Digital/Analogue and Documentary/Avant Garde cinema as a director and editor,

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Director Statement

The hands of men were like animals,
they were so hungry and self-contained.
I stood and look at them for long and long.

And sheep were like people,
they were crying, dancing, laughing.

At the foot of Mount "Father",
the so called orphans followed us everywhere,
they were looking for their mothers.

And when Easter came
and some were slaughtered
we were crying too.

Then they were born again
and so little by little,
the herd was formed.

Seasons pass,
animals are born and die,
"FIrst Milk" captures the cycle of life:
birth-death-rebirth.