Βalkan’s Dark Heritage / Bitola
The land as the receiver of all human endeavor, the primeval vessel where all the ingredients of history are meddled and interconnected, the eternal manuscript that everything is inscripted upon.
Black Land
In this ongoing crisis we all experience, we discuss economic indicators or we focus on the impact of the crisis on people, whereas we flagrantly disregard the environment, as if we owned its natural wealth, renouncing any responsibility for its protection. Through a devastating fire that broke out in August 2012, Chios’ residents experienced in […]
Paporias
Traditional shipbuilders tend to disappear. Many of them give up. Some are still fighting tooth and nail to preserve and to transfer this precious legacy. One of them is Dimitris Morakis in Chios, under the nickname “Paporias”. Coming from the “sandy beaches of Homer”, he is occupied with traditional shipbuilding for over forty years, since […]
The Blind Fisherman
The team of the Caravan Project follows the life of Yannis Koukoumialos who, although having lost his sight and his arm, fishes in the open sea for the past 70 years of his life. Through Yannis, we embark upon a journey where fairytale and realism are two sides of the same coin, revealing the fascinating […]
Viva Romá
f you play ball with her using an animal carcass, if you climb the same scaffolding and you can’t make it and she laughs, if you teach her a song, if she teaches you a song, if you eat souvlaki with her, if she collects firewood for you to light the stove together, if you […]
Man at Home
Massimo is from Ethiopia and lives as a homeless person for more than two and a half years in an Athenian neighborhood. He spends his time painting relentlessly in his hut while finding food and colors for his paintings in a supermarket’s garbage can. He smokes the cigarette ends thrown by cars driving by and […]
Roy
Living thousands of kilometers away from his beloved persons is the price Roy paid, in order to leave the war of Iraq behind him in search of a serene life towards the West. He had managed without any particular difficulties, had a stable job and could afford renting a house in Athens. “I used to […]
Jonathan
Jonathan arrived at Kastellorizo by accident, but stayed by choice. In one of the most remote islands of Greece, Jonathan found his home, which he takes care of. He keeps it clean and tidy. Perhaps he is the happiest resident of the island and the one offering the most services. He is involved in many […]