Cinedoc Announces Its Special Screening Program For March & April
- by XpatAthens
- Friday, 06 March 2026
SCREENING PROGRAM
TACK
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 18:00
Vania Turner | 2024 | Greece | 96’
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How much strength does it take to tack against gender-based violence?
When Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou publicly reveals that she was raped by a powerful member of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, she sparks the #MeToo movement in Greece and gives hundreds of women the strength to break their own silence.
One of them is Amalia, a young sailing champion who decides to report her former coach for the systematic abuse she suffered from him between the ages of 11 and 13.
The documentary TACK follows the two women over two years, documenting their lives and their struggle. In a landmark trial—the first of the Greek #MeToo movement—Sofia stands firmly by Amalia’s side.
Together they come to realize that their fight to change Greek society is only just beginning. Like sailors navigating against opposing winds, they must continue to tack in order to move forward.
The documentary TACK, directed by Vania Turner, is a production of Onassis Culture, with the support of the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece.
STRAY BODIES
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 16:00
Elina Psykou | 2024 | Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria | 109’
A Q&A with director Elina Psykou will follow the screening.
Robin is pregnant but does not want to become a mother.
Katerina wants a child but cannot have one.
Kiki simply wants to die with dignity.
However, abortion, IVF, and euthanasia are not legal in their respective countries.
Stray Bodies explores bodily autonomy in a Europe where people are free to travel, work, and consume—but not always free to live or die as they wish.
The film takes the form of a road-movie documentary. The protagonists travel through an increasingly conservative Europe, demanding nothing less than autonomy and self-determination over their own bodies.
It is a documentary about legal paradoxes, artificial borders, and social inequalities, but above all about life, death, and the right to choose between the two.
SONGS OF EARTH
Sunday, March 22, 2026, 16:00
Margreth Olin | 2023 | Norway | 90’
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A majestic symphony for the big screen—an audiovisual composition capturing the primal forces of the Earth. The film takes viewers on a journey from the smallest elements of nature to vast panoramic landscapes.
Deep in the Norwegian countryside, where the picturesque Oldedalen Valley meets Europe’s largest remaining glacier, the cycles of time, life, and nature intertwine.
Over the course of a year, the director follows her 85-year-old father as he crosses—perhaps for the last time—the land of his ancestors and the paths shaped by generations before him.
It is a journey of family memory and a poetic tribute to the breathtaking beauty of nature that must be protected at all costs.
Supported by the Embassy of Norway.
UNCLAIMED
Sunday, March 29, 2026, 16:00
Marianna Oikonomou | 2024 | Greece | 75’
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This screening takes place on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day and with the support of the Hellenic Thoracic Society.
A discussion will follow the screening with director Marianna Oikonomou and pulmonologist Haris Moschos.
A chance discovery at the Sotiria Hospital reveals a personal and collective trauma: small suitcases belonging to hundreds of patients who were hospitalized and died of tuberculosis between 1945 and 1975.
For the first time, their stories come to light through family correspondence, archival material, and testimonies from relatives.
LO
Sunday, April 19, 18:00 & Tuesday, April 21, 19:00
Thanasis Vasileiou | 2025 | Greece, France | 70’
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In the Epirus dialect, “Lo” means “be quiet.”
When filmmaker Thanasis Vasileiou returns to his childhood apartment after his mother’s death, he confronts secrets that weigh not only on his family’s past but also on the history of modern Greece.
He begins a deeply personal journey—like a cinematic diary—through invisible traces that connect the city and its people to their past.
A minimalist yet emotionally profound film about the ways personal memory intertwines with collective memory, exploring trauma, silence experienced as guilt, love, and ultimately acceptance.
Closing Film: Dust to Dust
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 19:30
Kosai Sekine | 2024 | Japan | 89’
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The CineDoc Documentary Festival will conclude its 2025–26 artistic season with the closing ceremony and the presentation of local Audience Awards for Athens, Volos, and Rethymno.
Following the awards ceremony, the documentary Dust to Dust will be screened.
Yuima Nakazato, only the second Japanese designer ever invited to the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, is one of the pioneers of sustainable fashion, combining high craftsmanship with ethical production.
His vision: a future where creativity is inseparable from respect and care for the environment.
The documentary follows his journey to Kenya, where he seeks to understand the environmental impact of the fashion industry and fast fashion, while exploring more sustainable practices as he prepares for the Paris Haute Couture Week.
The collection created as a result of this journey was presented in 2023 and impressed audiences and critics alike—it consisted entirely of garments made from waste materials collected from landfills.
EKKOMED Audience Awards
To support Greek documentary filmmaking and strengthen the participation of local communities in cultural initiatives, CineDoc launched a new collaboration with the international platform Votemo, establishing local Audience Awards in Athens, Volos, and Rethymno.
The nominated films are:
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“Takis.” by Michalis Roumbis
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“The Goals of August” by Dimitris Koutsiampasakos
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“Lo” by Thanasis Vasileiou
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“The Heart of the Bull” by Eva Stefani
Festival audiences in each region can vote online for their favorite Greek documentary by scanning a QR codeprovided on screening days.
The Audience Awards are sponsored by the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece (EKKOMED).
About CineDoc
CineDoc screens and distributes award-winning Greek and international documentaries. Screenings are organized as part of the CineDoc Documentary Festival, in collaboration with Danaos Cinema, Anesis Summer Cinema, the French Institute of Greece, the Greek Film Archive, CineDoc Volos, the Thessaloniki Film Festival, and cultural venues across Greece including Rethymno’s “Simeio” Cultural Space.
The festival runs annually from September to April, presenting new films approximately once a month.
The Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece (EKKOMED) is the main sponsor of the CineDoc Documentary Festival 2025–2026.
CineDoc also continues to expand its distribution network by organizing screenings across the Greek islands(Cyclades, Sporades, Ionian Islands, and Dodecanese through CineDoc Island) and throughout mainland Greece.
Each year, it co-organizes regional documentary screenings with cultural and environmental organizations, film clubs, foundations, municipalities, and cinemas. These parallel screenings take place throughout the year.
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More information:
cinedoc.gr
cinedocanemon@gmail.com
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