1. Fascism Inc. (Φασισμός Α.Ε.)
Unknown short stories from the past, the present and the future of fascism and its relation to the economic interests of each era. We will travel from Mussolini’s Italy to Greece under the Nazi occupation, the civil war and the dictatorship; and from Hitler’s Germany to the modern European and Greek fascism.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
2. Secrets of the Parthenon
For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by catastrophic renovations. To save it from collapse, the modern restoration team must uncover the secrets of how the ancient Greeks built this icon of western civilization in less than nine years without anything resembling an architectural plan.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
3. Y1: Silence of the Deep (Υ1 – Στη σιωπή του βυθού)
14 September 1943: The legendary submarine Y1 “Katsonis” was sunk north of the island of Skiathos by the German submarine chaser UJ 2101. Through the book of XO Elias Tsoukalas who escaped capture and had to swim for nine hours to reach shore, secret documents, and crew members’ diaries, the documentary unfolds the human stories woven around the submarine. Seventy-five years later, with the support of the Hellenic Navy, we search for the submarine sunk at 253 metres depth and film the wreck for the very first time.
4. A Word for the Greeks
A visit to Athens, Greece and the island of Rhodes.
5. Laboratory Greece
A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.</p><p> «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe»</p><p> Paul Craig Roberts
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
6. Messiniako Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil from Kalamata, Greece (Food Insider)
In Androusa, in the Kalamata region of Messinia, in the Peloponnese, Greece. This region produces what is considered to be the finest olive oil in the world. It's made from the Koroneiki olive, it is a very small olive, but also very rich and aromatic. Together with a cold extraction and a slow fermentation process, Koroneiki olive oil tastes like no other, a true nectar of the gods. This is the land of ancient myths and heroes, after all. Lets decover it with Dimitra Mathiopoulou, Oliver Oil Taster, University of Peloponnese Olive Oil Tasting Panel, Co-founder of "The Olive Routes" with her husband as the fifht-generation owner of the olive oil mill. They create and market Messiniako Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil , with PDO Kalamata label.</p><p> Documentary from: Food Insider | Regional Eats
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
7. Exarcheia, le chant des oiseaux (Exarcheia, le chant des oiseaux)
(Exarcheia, le chant des oiseaux)
8. Like Stone Lions in the Gateway into Night (Comme des lions de pierre à l'entrée de la nuit)
Between 1947 and 1951, more than 80 000 Greek men, women and children were deported to the isle of Makronissos in reeducation camps created to ‘fight the spread of Communism’. Among those exiles were a number of writers and poets, including Yannis Ritsos and Tassos Livaditis. Despite the deprivation and torture, they managed to write poems which describe the struggle for survival in this world of internment. These texts, some of them buried in the camps, were later found. «Like Lions of stone at the gateway of night» blends these poetic writings with the reeducation propaganda speeches constantly piped through the camps’ loudspeakers. Long tracking shots take us on a trance-like journey through the camp ruins, interrupted along the way by segments from photographic archives. A cinematic essay, which revives the memory of forgotten ruins and a battle lost.
9. Lost in the Bewilderness
Lost in the Bewilderness is a feature-length documentary about the filmmaker’s cousin Lucas, kidnapped at age five from his native Greece, and found on the eve of his 16th birthday in the US. This story of international parental abduction, filmed for over twenty years, chronicles Lucas’s journey of growth and self-discovery, and culminates with Lucas becoming a father himself. Lost in the Bewilderness is not only a detective story but also a lyrical meditation on childhood, lost and found, and an exploration of how the themes of ancient Greek myth and tragedy, with the family at their center, are still very much alive in the modern world.
10. Sun is Sad (Sun is Sad)
(Sun is Sad)
11. Lion Ark
When operators of animal circuses in Bolivia defy a nationwide ban, a team of investigators tracks them down and saves every animal. The rescue team endure confrontations, heartache, and incredible risk to see 25 lions airlifted to freedom in Colorado. An uplifting story of bravery, compassion, camaraderie, and determination: How a poor but proud country said 'no' to cruelty, and how attitudes to animals were changed across an entire continent.
12. Your Neighbour's Son (Your Neighbour's Son)
The film documents the conversion of young Greek Military Police recruits into torturers and touches on the subject of the power of the institution to compel otherwise moral human beings to torture. The documentary examines the processes and methods of the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974.
13. Γάζωρος Σερρών (Γάζωρος Σερρών)
(Γάζωρος Σερρών)
14. Botánicos (Botánicos)
Documentary about the abandonment of cats in the Carlos Thays botanical garden, in the city of Buenos Aires, which is a very old problem. To help alleviate this problem there is the Botanist's Cats Protection Commission. This documentary not only reflects the work of the group but also the risks to which an animal exposes when abandoned. This documentary is produced, recorded and edited by Georgina Zanardi, image and sound designer, founder of Mondo Lila Producciones and volunteer for the Botanical's cat protection commission. The music is composed by Leandro Bajar, guitarist and composer in various musical groups, the music was recorded by Christian Vieyra. The sound design is done by Iván Rivelli, an audiovisual graduate, the graphic design is in charge of Francisca Brown, graphic designer and volunteer for the Botanist's cat protection commission.
15. Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape
Leonora is no ordinary orangutan, she is a pioneer. With her three year old son in her arms, she is about to set off on an epic journey back to the wild - the great ape escape. It is a long way from what she is used to. After being orphaned as a baby, she has spent the majority of her life in a rescue centre. She is leaving behind 600 other orangutans, all of whom are relying on her for their chance at freedom. If Leonora can make it, they could too.
16. Red Ape: Saving the Orangutan
For the last decade, a team of frontline medics has been fighting to save Borneo's critically endangered orangutans. Armed with cameras, International Animal Rescue has documented their struggle: pulling apes from devastated jungle, giving emergency medical care, rehabilitating and releasing the healthiest orangutans back into the wild. This is both the story of their life-saving work and of how one of our closest wild relatives has been pushed to the brink of extinction. Combining genuine rescue footage with contributions from experts throughout, this documentary looks toward the future and asks what hope remains to save the orangutan.
17. What Is a Good Tax? (Qu'est-ce qu'un bon impôt ?)
Too high, misused, unfair... a large part of the French and Europeans criticize taxes. From tax-rascal to tax revolt, the movement of yellow vests in France has returned to the center of attention the question of consent to tax. How to explain a different resistance to taxes from one country to another without tax pressure being an explanation? Is there a "good" tax? Jean Quatremer takes us on a journey to the tax center across Europe, to meet those who pay it, those who decide it, those who study it... or those who allow to avoid it.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
18. OXI, an Act of Resistance
The popular resistance to the current Greek economic crisis explored and expressed through the ethical and political writings of Ancient Greece.
19. The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. In the Fourth and Fifth Centuries BC, the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundations of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. This series, narrated by Liam Neeson, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. The story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of heroes of ancient Greece. The latest advances in computer and television technology rebuild the Acropolis, recreate the Battle of Marathon and restore the grandeur of the Academy, where Socrates, Plato and Aristotle forged the foundation of Western thought.
20. Us, Our Pets and the War (Ми, наші улюбленці та війна)
The film highlights the stories of people and their pets against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
