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Victoria turns 23 today. She can no longer stand the distance that exists between her and the rest of the people. She has found the solution that will remove her from soul-destroying human interactions. Today is the big day. Everything looks the same, she has not doubted her decision. Is a chance encounter enough to bring her closer to humanity? Change everything? The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
May 2021
A philosopher who deals with the stream of skepticism wakes up one day and things are not as usual. There is an apparent disturbance in the Light. Determined to investigate what is happening, he is faced with strange and unpredictable events. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
In a future world where the earth is almost destroyed, a robot, Elijah2070, roams a ghost town. They were among the last models that humans had built before they themselves disappeared. As Elijah2070 wanders from place to place looking for even a trace of life to share the wealth of information he has stored, he comes across a house that will bring back some memories. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
A thief breaks into a mansion in the middle of the night. In the attic he finds an intubated girl sleeping. While he observes her the girl wakes up and the oscilloscope starts to beat. The thief reassures her before waking the whole house. But the girl seizes the opportunity and asks him to do her a favor before he leaves: To pull the plug on her and let her die. The thief helps her die a beautiful death. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
1000+1 days after the outbreak of a pandemic, a group of strangers are forced to live together and establish a fake company STUDIO TATH. Through it they deliver online daily classes and performances, where they try to convince the audience and themselves that every day is Monday and they will finally manage to live a normality. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
A year after the beginning of the quarantine, a group found a "survival shelter" in the comfort of a discord server, where they created their own simulation of reality. Adapted to their own needs, communication, arts, cinema, poetry and other "rooms" within the server, it comes dangerously close to accepting it, the server, as normality. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Maria turns 20 and has a party with friends at home. As the party continues, she retreats and climbs the roof alone. Memories from last year's Birthday begin to flood her thoughts and the trip down memory lane begins. How much something that has long since ended can hurt us. Because we dwell on thoughts of things that don't exist. Acceptance of the past and reconciliation with what happened is now all we ask. PS: "I take pictures to remember. I write to remember. I don't like to forget, I often reminisce, I always try to remember." The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Two young children expect that in the future life will bring them in contact with the unique and absolute love. They are both convinced that he exists and will meet him. Indeed at some point they meet by chance. But fate will not let them live it. The boy dies and the girl puts her life on hold, waiting to see him again. This will never happen. The film marks (shows) the role of predestined fate (eimarmeni) and how it affects our lives. The soul knows the truth but it may not materialize in this life. Eimarmeni is a film directed by Stamatianna, her debut. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
a house. two people. there are. they hover. over the ground. without moving. in one direction. a meteorite. it diminishes them. they deteriorate. meteorites. meteors. Meteora. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Vicious circles, mind games and black shadows. A young girl stands alone in front of a white canvas. Anxieties and fears spread across the canvas. Lost in space and time, she is looking for her way back, but in reality every journey ends where it started. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Vasiliki, a first-year student with social anxiety disorder, moves to her place of study. The sudden change in her environment isolates her from her surroundings and brings her face to face with her problem. With the help of social media, she will try to overcome the obstacles created by her anxiety and to join the social context of her new life. The events are narrated mainly through her cell phone, which mirrors her mental world and reveals what she herself cannot say. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Stelios is ready to make a love confession to Victoria, the girl he likes and they work together every day, remotely. He tries to find the words to finally tell her. Difficulties in connection, however, make this task even more difficult. Will he finally be able to tell her or will he miss his last chance? The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
"Violence doesn't need a reason. It just happens." With the event of a love-marked burglary involving a young girl, the film deals with an exaggerated but everyday form of violence and violation, as well as a reality that is not far from ours. A cell phone that runs out of battery, a deep sexual desire but also the question that raises, really, how far is someone willing to go to satisfy it? The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
In a modern transitional age, an invisible itinerant musician lends us his gaze. Clinging to classical values and symbols of art that carry the glamor of a past, he wishes through Mozart's last scores to reconstruct and interpret a "requiem" for the end of an era. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Two young men have undertaken a task to improve the quality of their relationship with the SONYA6400 camera. They are in her office and once they hand in the work, they try to disable it. She not only refuses to hang up, but in retaliation prevents them from communicating. They call the camera operator to help them. But she also fails to disable it. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Two students, strangers to each other, go shopping at the neighborhood supermarket during quarantine. They meet each other and their acquaintance begins. Everything seems to be going well until they realize they are running out of time and they don't have much time until curfew. What will they have time to say?
Kostas is walking on the sidewalk, Lazarus and George are sitting on some steps on the same sidewalk and their legs prevent Kostas from passing, he is disturbed but does not say anything. Kostas uploads a story on Instagram and enters his apartment which is full of people. He is now on the balcony and his gaze falls on Lazarus and George who are walking down the street with their walking sticks. He realizes his wrong attitude both before and in general in his life and decides to delete Instagram. The crowd in the apartment stares at him, but he has made up his mind and turns off his cell phone to finally see that no one is left with him. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
The pandemic and substances. Vagrancy and repression. Four young people, faced with silence. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Like an annoyance to the eye that makes you cry. Like the smell of a forgotten garment that brings back the shadow of a person you no longer talk to. An inconvenience without a clear source or cause. Get rid of the inactivity and calm until then before the big outbreak. Separation is a difficult and painful thing, but what happens when one is confronted with memories and thoughts of the past that one can not turn off? The film follows the lonely and anonymous protagonist through a day that will be an important part of her healing process after a separation. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
I hear! An active verb but rare at the time us. What if all these voices were heard? What would happen if you were really listening too? And if they told you they would listen to you would you speak up or stay silent? The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.