Private Project

The Lightkeepers

How does a Saturday school in Athens help children who fled Ukraine after the war started? In what ways do the school teachers soothe the children's traumatic memories and experiences of the war?

  • Elli Xypolitaki
    Director
  • Elli Xypolitaki
    Writer
  • Elli Xypolitaki
    Editor
  • Vasilis Vittas
    Editing Advisor
  • Mustafa Noah
    Cinematographer
  • Olena Soinikova
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece, Ukraine
  • Language:
    Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Karpos Center of Education and Intercultural Communication
Director Biography - Elli Xypolitaki

Elli Xypolitaki is a photographer based in Athens, Greece. For the past two years, she has been engaging with audiovisual media, especially conceptual and documentary photography and film. She has been involved in the production of three independent documentaries, while, in 2023, she filmed her first short documentary in collaboration with the Karpos Center of Education and Intercultural Communication and the UN Refugee Agency in Greece. She holds a BA and MA in Psychology from Greece and the UK respectively, and she studied Photography at the Photography School "Orama" in Athens.

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