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Browse 44 movies from Panorama Film School of A.U.Th.
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.
May 2021
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.
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.
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.
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.
The open-eyed girl is waiting for the alarm clock to ring. He hasn't slept tonight. He hasn't slept many nights. Her day starts normally, but nothing normal happens. Its course changes as time passes, as the "signs" she meets on her way lead her somewhere else, somewhere far away, somewhere she will finally be able to close her eyes and rest. 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.
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.
A group of four young people make an important date. Everyone is late except the responsible and organiser, Anna, who waits irritated. The others' tardiness soon turns out to be the least of their problems. 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.
As a girl opens her eyes and wakes up in a vast forest, a voice announces that she is part of a simulation, artificially shaped by scientists from the future. The girl, refusing to believe her, hurries to escape unsuccessfully. This virtual world is her only memory and the way out of it assumes that the girl will succeed in recalling her real life. This is the last hope for the experiment to be successful and for the girl to regain her life. Will he be able to remember or will he be disconnected? 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.
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?
Frustrated by occasional drudgery and at the same time assured of a life full of social privileges, always provided by the state, the protagonist is called upon to decide for himself for the first time. 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.
Elias, a young man, spends a lot of time in front of the TV screen. In another part of the House, his partner Katerina sits in front of the computer screen for hours. Both absorbed in what they are doing have lost communication with each other and are not interested in what is happening around them. However, a sound heard from the other room momentarily takes Katerina out of her microcosm and forces her to communicate with Ilias. they finally manage to come to an agreement. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.
Five short stories made by five directors on the theme of memory, all shot on film.
May 2026
A couple goes for a walk in the park and plays backgammon on a bench. They don't go in person though. It's two screens "sitting" on a bench, with the couple chatting through the screens. They have a casual conversation, until the girl sees a foreign girl in her boy's room. The boy tries to cover them up. They fight, and the girl disconnects. 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.
A couple has been together for many years. Technology screens have entered their lives for good and now there is no communication between them. Is this routine of everyday life the condemnation of their love or not? Something has to be done to bring them together again, to turn off the things that keep them apart. Once the screens are off, simple things like a hug and a book will bring them back together. The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.