Watch the films of the 9th Chania International Film Festival!

Zeibekiko of Beirut

On August 4, 2020 at 18:10 there was a deadly explosion in the Lebanese capital. Over 200 innocent civilians were killed either in their homes or in their cars. Amid all this, the tragedy of a small community of Beirut Greeks.

The World’s Greatest Home

Two children with a completely different past meet and create a wonderful world together.

Unter Menschen

Eda and Egon imagined their groom completely different. At least less striped and woolly. In addition to the prejudices during their dinner at the restaurant, daughter Oona and her future husband have to deal with other situations.

Toni

The true story of a young immigrant who is forced to flee away from his loved ones and Albania in search of a better life outside the borders of his country.

The Life jacket

A young and ambitious shopkeeper in the center of Athens seems to have aspirations and dreams for a rich life. But all his efforts and dreams are at stake from the economic crisis that is coming.

Symposium

The table under the carob tree in the house of Nikos Koundouros is every night a point of reference for his friends. A pulpit of deposition of the inner souls of all “believers”, an opportunity to meet with the “god”. Everything has a reason that happens in the world of Nikos, even the rustling of

Sea Shepherd

A girl serves fish in a restaurant until they run out. The film contains excerpts from TedTalk by Captain Paul Watson, who is the founder and president of the Sea Shepherd organization and fights for the protection of marine life.

The Leader Shouldn’t

In the face of important decisions, the judgment of even the most charismatic leaders can be blurred. Drawing on examples from the careers of four emblematic political figures of modern Greece – Ioannis Kapodistrias, Charilaos Trikoupis, Eleftherios Venizelos and King Otto – the historian Lena Divani presents the biggest mistakes of a leader in crisis

Moon Drops

A magical silent fairy tale! A factory worker is tired of his unpredictable job and builds an enigmatic machine that produces drops from the moonlight. Bottles with drops are difficult to sell on the market. But everything changes when its amazing properties are revealed.

My Katines

The history of the Autonomous Women’s Group of Thessaloniki, 1985-1995

Just Like Water

The film is about the director’s father Spyros, his life and experiences. It talks about time and the cycle of life. The questions are, what is time and how do we perceive it? Do we really live the moment every day and give it the value it deserves?

Usurpation

The Usurpation is the child of the restrictions of expression, freedom, life that each of us experiences in many ways. He was born in a mandated effort to suppress consciences and took shape in a bleak environment of usurpation, uncertainty, anguish and blackness.

I am not an Angel

Amy is a nurse and is trying with all her might to help a patient survive Covid-19.

Old Man

Robert “lost” his wife 50 years ago. Now he lives alone, but a presence regularly appears in front of him and illuminates his days…

Invisible

Back in Turkey, Ebubekir and Gonza are accused of terrorism. After three years of persecution, they manage to escape to Greece. They are now free, but they must learn to live with an unbearable loss…

Forgive me, Father

1966. Germany is divided in two. Near East Berlin, 10-year-old Tomas grows up with his grandmother. When he was younger, he saw his mother taken to a psychiatric clinic for unknown reasons. This fact haunts him to this day

The Next Day – 10 years of KETHEA Ariadne in Chania

Testimonies and narrations of members who are in the therapeutic process and graduates. The strength and faith of the individual to go beyond his personal limits and to revise entrenched values and behaviors, following the path of rehabilitation.

Y1 – In the Silence of the Seabed

14.09.1943: The legendary Greek submarine Y1 – L. Katsonis is submerged north of Skiathos by the German antisubmarine UJ 2101. 75 years later, with the support of P. Navy, the submarine is filmed for the first time in the 253 m, presenting the human stories woven around it.

As we live and observe life as a whole, we realize that nothing can be sustained and survive without foundation, without roots. After all, technology is sterile without art. Tradition is the basis of everything, it is the root of art and culture.

Journey to Ikaria – Utopia

Ikaria continues its journey like a forgotten ark, transcends its geographical boundaries and becomes just like the home of our childhood, our Utopia.