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Occupation - Resistance - Liberation

60 years after the first release of “Katahnia”, composer Christos Leontis narrates through his personal experiences what inspired him to write this album and how the album itself formed his character for his ongoing career.
Through his narration the triptych «Occupation – Restistance – Liberation” is unfolded, which also constitutes the narrative line of the album.

  • Ion Efthimiou
    Director
  • Panagiotis Kyriakakis
    Director of Photography
  • Antonis Kordatos
    Director of Photography
  • Pavlos Xarbalis
    Booman
  • Kostas Kiriakakis
    Poster
  • Panagiotis Kyriakakis
    Editor- Colorist
  • Ion Efthimiou
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Κατοχή - Αντίσταση - Απελευθέρωση
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Photography and audiovisual arts, University of West Attica
  • Chania Film Festival
    CHANIA
    Greece
    October 23, 2024
    Greek Premiere
    Greek Student Film Audience Award
  • Νεανικό Φεστιβάλ Ταινιών Μικρού Μήκους "24 Καρέ"
    Volos
    Greece
    November 1, 2024
    Οfficial Selection
  • Greek Doc Fest
    Chalkida
    Greece
    November 23, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Digital Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    December 13, 2024
    Athens Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Πανόραμα Ταινιών Μικρού Μήκους Εταιρείας Ελλήνων Σκηνοθετών
    Athens
    Greece
    December 13, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ion Efthimiou

He was born in Athens in 2002. He is a senior student in the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts in the University of West Attica. He has been engaged in portrait, landscape photography and alternative analog printing techniques.
He works in documentary research and production and he completed his first documentary short film titled; “Occupation – Resistance – Liberation”, involving Christos’ Leontis folk candata “Katahnia”.
Currently, he is completing his second short documentary film named; “The Outlaws”, about the reappearance of the wolf in Attica.

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