Experiencing Interruptions?

The Prototype

Communitism breathed life into an abandoned neoclassical building in Athens by fostering collectives and initiatives of the city in need of space, to create and synergize.
Through workshops, events, and creative collaboration, this grassroots experiment became reference point facilitating a network of communities and challenging the local preconceptions and existing binaries of what is shared, public or private space.
The documentary captures a moment in time as they face the challenge of preserving their vision beyond the walls that sheltered them for 6 years, while journeying back to their beginnings and periods of growing pains.

  • Giorgos Matsikas
    Director
  • Marilena Girlemi
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    54 hours 54 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    English, Greek (Modern)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • TIDF
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    March 7, 2025
    World
    Official Selection
Director - Giorgos Matsikas, Marilena Girlemi