On the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the 1967 military coup and the Colonels' Junta in Greece, CineDoc presents a series of special screenings of the documentary LO, shedding light on aspects of modern Greek history through the personal journey of director Thanasis Vasiliou.
About the Documentary
One year after his mother’s death, director Thanasis Vasiliou returns to his empty childhood apartment in Athens to manage a troubled inheritance. From the now-bare surfaces of the house, fragments of family memories emerge, and his personal story becomes intertwined with the collective trauma of the Junta.
As he confronts secrets that weigh heavily not only on his family history but on modern Greece as a whole, he begins a journey—a personal diary—among the invisible traces that connect the city and its people to their past.
The CineDoc Documentary Festival presents two special screenings of the award-winning documentary LO by Thanasis Vasiliou, on Sunday, April 19 at 18:00 and Tuesday, April 21 at 19:00 at the Danaos Cinema, in the presence of the director.
Additionally, further screenings will take place in collaboration with the Municipality of Chalandri and the Oral History Group of Chalandri, the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, Panteion University, and the University of Ioannina.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
The documentary screenings in Greece are held with the support of the French Institute and Unifrance, while the distribution in Greek cinemas is supported by the Greek Film, Audiovisual Arts and Creative Sector Center (E.K.K.O.M.E.D.) - Creative Greece.
ATHENS – Danaos Cinema (Kifisias 109, Ampelokipoi)
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Sunday, April 19, 18:00 Followed by a Q&A with director Thanasis Vasiliou and journalist Nikos Xydakis.
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Tuesday, April 21, 19:00 Followed by a Q&A with director Thanasis Vasiliou and Giannis Ntinos, Clinical Psychologist at G.A.O.N.A. "Agios Savvas."
ATHENS – Chalandri Municipality Youth Center (Antigonis & Danaidon, Kato Chalandri)
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Friday, April 17, 2026, 19:30 In the presence of the director. In collaboration with the Municipality of Chalandri and the Chalandri Oral History Group (OPIDICH).
ATHENS – PIOP Historical Archive (Doridos 2 & Eirinis Ave 14, Tavros)
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Monday, April 20, 2026, 18:30 In the presence of the director. In collaboration with the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, as part of the monthly cycle "Afternoons with Greek Documentaries." Entrance by reservation.
IOANNINA – University of Ioannina (Papazogleios Weaving School)
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Wednesday, April 23, 2026, 19:30 Discussion with director Thanasis Vasiliou and Lia Mela, Assistant Professor of Political Philosophy, as part of the "Philosophy and Cinema" cycle.
ATHENS – Panteion University (Syngrou Ave 136, Kallithea)
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Friday, April 25, 2026, 19:00 – Sakis Karagiorgas 2 Amphitheatre Discussion with director Thanasis Vasiliou and Christos Dermentzopoulos, Professor at the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture.
Director's Note
When I returned from France to my empty childhood apartment in Athens after my mother's death, I felt like a burglar. Everything that had remained in the shadows for decades was now my possession. I discovered debts I didn't know about. I realized lies that shook me. How do we inherit our parents' mistakes? How do we empty their homes?
Amidst the fear of losing the space that held my last memories of my mother and an entire childhood, I began filming the now-empty surfaces with my mobile phone. In essence, I was rediscovering forgotten movements of the past, as I had worked as a cameraman for over ten years before leaving Greece for France. By placing myself behind a lens again, I stirred time and reconnected with the past of the inheritance. "Filming" thus became synonymous with "remembering."
Fragments of family memory, silenced for years, began to tentatively emerge. Some of them led me to the dark years of the dictatorship. How can cinema give shape to a past that resists through silence?
Director's Biography
Thanasis Vasiliou is a director and screenwriter based in Poitiers, France, where he teaches cinema theory and practice as an Associate Professor of Film Studies (University of Poitiers). His short films Traces (2017) and Our Last Week(2016) have been presented and awarded at numerous international film festivals. LO is his first feature-length film.
Festival Participations
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27th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (2025): EKKOMED Award for Best Debut Director (Greek Program).
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10th Beyond Borders - Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival (2025): Golden Wreath of Megisti (GRAND PRIX), "Odysseus" Award for Best Documentary by a Greek Director of the Diaspora.
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Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (Doc) 2026: Special Mention.
