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Blind Crossing

Kostas and Stratis are two completely different characters. Kostas listens to junk music while Stratis to ethnic and jazz. Kostas is afraid of cats while Stratis had dozens. Kostas is a teaser and a mocker while Stratis tries to be politically correct. However they have one thing in common: They are both visually impaired.

They would play two blind hitmen, starring in the short fiction film to be shot near a lake on the mountains. Getting to know them better, we realized how naive our story was. We decided to shoot a documentary instead; same place, same people, different story.

Kostas and Stratis explore the lake, argue about their white canes and discuss their experiences. After one day of shooting, Stratis has to leave urgently for his hometown. Kostas continues his adventure, meeting farmers, petting animals, boating on lake Ladonas, rafting, exploring sounds, telling stories and teasing Lefteris, his best friend from school.

  • Ioannis Kalantidis
    Director
  • Andreas Vakalios
    Director
  • Yannis Kalantidis
    Writer
  • Andreas Vakalios
    Writer
  • Fili Olsefski
    Writer
  • Gabriela Gerolemou
    Writer
  • Yannis Kalantidis
    Producer
  • Andreas Vakalios
    Producer
  • Kostas Vasilis
    Key Cast
  • Lefteris Zervakis
    Key Cast
  • Stratis Chatzicharalabou
    Key Cast
  • Fili Olsefski
    Director of Cinematography
  • Gabriela Gerolemou
    Director of Cinematography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Διάβαση Τυφλών
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    comedy, drama
  • Runtime:
    57 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 12, 2015
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Athens International Film Festival
    Athens, Greece
    September 25, 2015
    World Premiere
  • Chalkida DocFest
    Chalkida, Greece
    November 18, 2015
Director Biography - Ioannis Kalantidis, Andreas Vakalios

Yannis Kalantidis grew up in Athens and from early on he developed a passion for improvisation and experimentation in most aspects of his life: science, film, music and photography. He is professionally a researcher that believes in open research and passionate about bringing the computer vision community closer to socially impactful tasks and worldwide impact.

Andreas Vakalios was born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Athens, Greece. He is a Talents Sarajevo alumnus and a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship Award recipient. He has participated in over 70 international film festivals receiving 16 awards. His latest film, a found footage short about a girl escaping her traffickers, co-directed with Fili Olsefski and shot on a mobile phone camera, had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival. He has taught editing at the School of Fine Arts and directing actors at SAE Institute Athens. He teaches hands-on filmmaking to teenagers. He works in Athens as a director and screenwriter.

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