Souls of a River

“Souls of a river” is a search for traces of the fragile concept of identity.
A filmmaker as a traveler, meets a pathologist, who fights for the dignity of drowned refugees, on the Evros River, which marks the EU's southern external border between Greece and Turkey.
At the border between the unknown and home, life and death, memories and the forgotten, the fragility of human identity is revealed.

  • Chris Krikellis
    Director
  • Chris Krikellis
    Writer
  • Peter Janecek
    Producer
    Moments of Resistance, Walter Arlen's first Century, Stuttering-my constant companion, For My Sisters, China Reverse
  • Pavlos Pavlidis
    Key Cast
    "Pavlos"
  • Chris Krikellis
    Key Cast
    "Chris"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Seelen eines Flusses
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Documentary film, Essay
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 23 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 11, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    450,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria, Germany, Greece
  • Language:
    German, Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2,35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • This Human World Filmfestival 2022
    Vienna
    Austria
    December 9, 2022
    Austrian Competition
  • Diagonale
    Graz
    Austria
    March 22, 2023
    Best Documentary, Best Editing
Director Biography - Chris Krikellis

Born 1965 in Athens, he is Greek and German citizen. Graduated in 1999 his studies in film direction at the Filmakademie Wien / Film Academy Vienna.

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

„Souls of a River“ uses narrative patterns and associations. The film is a cinematic poem, an essay about a region of the world that has recently become the focus of international reports: Evros in Greece.

Greece is facing permanent conflicts with Turkey and often feels left alone by Europe.

„Souls of a River“ is about my home country in this beautiful area in the north-east of Greece, the Evros. The river is the south-eastern external border of the EU. The topic of the film is of transnational importance and urgency. For me it is only logical to look poetically at references and contexts, at tensions and moments; and possibly the salutary, tranquility and beauty of the world.