CineDoc 2025–26: A Season of Stories That Change Us

CineDoc announces the official program of its 2025–26 season, featuring premieres, tributes, and nationwide screenings in Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos, Larisa, and Rethymno. From September 2025 to April 2026, audiences will experience films that inspire, shift perspectives, and bring communities closer to their creators.

The festival is presented with the support of Creative Greece (Ε.Κ.Κ.Ο.ΜΕ.Δ.), in collaboration with Danaos Cinema, Anesis summer cinema, the French Institute of Greece, the Greek Film Archive, CineDoc Volos under the auspices of the Municipality of Volos and the Region of Thessaly, the Thessaloniki Film Festival, the Municipality of Larissa, and Culture Space “Simeio” in Rethymno.

Opening Film – TAKIS
Michalis Roumbis | 2025 | Greece | 63’
Trailer
A former nightclub owner dedicates his life to rescuing over 400 stray dogs in Crete, challenging local attitudes while gaining global support.
📍 Athens: Anesis (18/9), Danaos (19–22/9) | Volos: 4/10 | Rethymno: 11/10

The August Finals
Dimitris Koutsiabasakos | 2025 | Greece | 117’ | Kinolab Production

Every summer, villages in Pindos revive a grassroots football championship, bringing generations together.

📍 Athens: Danaos (from 23/10), Greek Film Archive (8–9/11) | Volos: 25/10 | Thessaloniki: 15/10 | Larisa: 17/10

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Thanasis Vassiliou | 2025 | Greece/France | 70’ | StudioBauhaus

A filmmaker returns to his childhood home after his mother’s death, where fragments of memory blend with Greece’s collective trauma under the junta.

📍 Athens: French Institute (date TBA), Danaos (from 13/11) | Volos: 22/11 | Larisa: 21/11 | Thessaloniki: Nov 2025 | Rethymno: 13/12

Marilou – Meeting with an Extraordinary Woman
Sandrine Dumas | 2024 | France/Argentina | 86’

Portrait of legendary actress Marilou Marini, filmed over six years between Paris and Buenos Aires.

📍 Athens: French Institute (3/12)

The Red Teacher
Stelios Charalampopoulos | 2024 | Greece | 100’ | Anav Productions, Periplus Films
Trailer
The trials and executions of Nikos Belogiannis and Nikos Ploumpidis, and the tragic fate of a man marked by history.
📍 Volos: 17/1

Eva Stefani | 2025 | Greece | 78’ | Onassis Culture Production

Following Dimitris Papaioannou through two years of creative process, exploring why art matters and how it gives meaning to life.

📍 Athens: Danaos (from 22/1) | Volos: 14/2 | Larisa: 13/2 | Rethymno: 31/1 | Thessaloniki: Feb ’26

Yuima Nakazato | 2024 | Japan | 89’

The renowned Japanese designer travels to Kenya to explore the environmental impact of fashion and imagine a sustainable future.

📍 Athens: April ’26 | Volos: 14/3 | Larisa: 13/3

• Obscuro Barroco – Evangelia Kranioti | 2017 | France/Greece/Switzerland | 59’ Trailer – A portrait of trans activist Luana Muniz in Rio de Janeiro. 📍 8/11
• Transistence – Anastasia Vaitsopoulou, Ioannis Tsioulis | 2023 | Greece | 27’ Trailer – Investigating trans experiences in Athens and Madrid. 📍 8/11
• Gayby Baby – Maya Newell | 2015 | Australia | 85’ Trailer – Growing up in same-sex families through children’s eyes. 📍 9/11

Short Documentary Anthology (Athens)

📍 Danaos: 12 & 15/2

• The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing – Thodoris Panagopoulos (2024) Trailer
• They Pave Paradise – Alkaios Spyrou (2024) Trailer
• El Kai Al – Ilir Cuko (2024) Trailer
• Pointless Movement – Nikoletta Leousi (2024) Trailer
• Yayou Rap – Eva Stefani (2023)

• 548 Days Without My Name – Yolanda Markopoulou (2024, Greece, 14’) – The diary of a Jewish child hidden during WWII.
• The Exploding Girl – Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel (2025, France/Greece, 18’) – A raw 3D portrait of a generation’s rage.

For the first time, CineDoc introduces Audience Awards in Athens, Volos, and Rethymno, in collaboration with Votemo. Viewers will vote online by scanning a QR code provided at screenings. Each award carries a €500 prize, sponsored by Creative Greece (Ε.Κ.Κ.Ο.ΜΕ.Δ.). Winners will be announced in April 2026.