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Veroniki, a former actress, turns 80 today. Her great granddaughter, Vera, has made many preparations for the birthday in an attempt to communicate with Veroniki, who suffers from senile dementia. Among other things, Vera has prepared a game of memories. The youngest granddaughter, Danae, refuses to participate in the effort to activate Veronica, as she considers it useless. Will Vera be able to bring her grandmother back and remind her who she is? 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 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.
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.
The hippocampus is part of the human brain. It is involved in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory, as well as in orientation ability. People with damage to the hippocampus are unable to form and retain new information. A pill that targets this part of the brain can relieve you of the unpleasant recent memories. Overdose can cause unpredictable side effects. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
o An attempt to disconnect from technological everyday life. Another confirmation that this is becoming an inseparable part of us. 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.
A life in a day. A man in the middle of a pandemic, decides to return home on foot, wanting to avoid the trolley full of people, thinking that with this choice he will be invincible. Omission of the useless moment in the rhythm of the movement. But who knew that on this route he would come face to face with familiar situations of our everyday life that we pretend not to see. Consequence of security situations. Just another biped. A poor ending and the end of a wish. 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
"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.