Experiencing Interruptions?

Marika… why be afraid

On the fifth day of the Battle of Crete, Saturday 24 of May 1941, three Germans pass by the village of Kakopetros in the Municipality of Platanias, Chania, and approach the home of Antonis Loufardakis, located next to a creek below the central street.
Without any reason at all, they enter their home and kill with automatic weapons five women and a two-year old child.
Five-year old Maria witnessed everything, while remained hidden under the bed. Maria shares with us her story and remembers her father saying: Marika… why be afraid?!.

  • Matthaios Frantzeskakis
    Director
  • Matthaios Frantzeskakis
    Writer
  • Cultural Organisation of Crete
    Producer
  • Kostas Kosmadakis
    Key Cast
    "camera,montaz"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Μαρίκα...γιατί να φοβάσαι
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 14, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    8,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    English, German, Modern Greek (1453-), Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16Q9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 4TH CYPRUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL ETHNOGRAPHIC HISTORICAL FILM FESTIVAL - 2021

    Cyprus
    July 10, 2021
  • Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival - 2021
  • The paus Premieres Festival - 2021
  • London Shorts - 2021
  • Europe Film Festival - 2021
  • Direct Monthly Online Film Festival - 2021
  • Zagreb International Film Festival
  • San Francisco Greek Film Festival sponsored by the Modern Greek Studies Foundation
  • Butterfly International Film Festival
  • Emerald Peacock
  • Amsterdam Freedom Independent IFF
  • Mumba Short Film Festival INDIA
  • Iconic Images Film Festival
  • New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
  • Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
  • Symbiotic Film Festival
  • Liberty Film Awards
  • Snow Leopard International Film Festival
  • Patras Steps Film Festival
  • One Earth Awards
  • International Short Film Festival Canton
  • The 5th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival
  • History Film Festival
  • Echoes of Katyn International Film Festival On Totalitarianisms
  • VI C(H)orta - Festival de Curtas do Faial
  • 6th INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 @INDIA,KERALA
  • 6th Photometria in Motion
  • Noble International Film Festival And Awards
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - by Lift-Off Global Network
  • Direct Monthly Online Film Festival
  • The Paus Premieres Festival
  • Festival RNAB
  • ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes-Milan-Athens
  • Dark History and Horror Con's Screaming Mad Film Festival
  • Balkan Can Kino
  • World Film Fest 1
Director Biography - Matthaios Frantzeskakis

He was born in Chania where he grew up. He studied mathematics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has studied journalism, culture unit management, cinema and social economy management. Since 1995 he has taught in formal and informal education structures. He has worked in print, radio and television. Since 2002 he has been running the Cultural Society of Crete, the opinion and culture newspaper "Compass of the City" and the homonymous publications. Since 2000 he has been involved in cinema and especially in its educational dimension. He has participated in the production of important documentaries, educational films, books as well as in the organization of dozens of events.
Director of the Chania FilmFestival (https://www.chaniafilmfestival.com), and the Chania Film Festival in Education https://cff-e-edu.gr/

Add Director Biography