The Size of the Islet

Teenage students Nicholas, who has already been accepted at Stanford University; George, a world champion in Maths Olympiads; sightless Argyris and juvenile prison inmate, A.K., all of them highly distinguished for their performance in Mathematics, seek the advice and guidance of Christos. Ch. Papadimitriou and Constantinos Daskalakis, theorists of Computer Science at UC Berkley and MIT respectively, while they participate in math contests and prove that everyone has a right to one’s dreams. Their stories are the answer to those who worry about the future of Greece.
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Script: Menelaos Karamaghiolis
Cinematography: Claudio Bolivar
Editing: Teo Skrikas
Sound: Stelios Bouziotis
Music: Minos Matsas
Production: Blonde SA, ERT SAHellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Producers: Fenia Cossovitsa
Format: DigiBeta Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2011
Duration: 49
Contact: ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. Φωτεινή Γιαννουλάτου T. +30 210 6075 711 F. +30 210 6075 714 salesdpt@ert.gr www.ert.gr Blonde SA Greece Fenia Cossovitsa T. +30 210 6080 650 fenia@blonde.gr

Research: Costas Zafiropoulos

Menelaos Karamaghiolis

He was born in Thebes, Greece. He studied Byzantine and Modern Greek Literature at the University of Athens. A film director and writer, as well as an established producer for radio and TV, he has been awarded various prizes for his documentaries and feature film Black Out, both in Greece and abroad. His latest feature film, J.A.C.E., won the Best Actress Award (Stefania Goulioti) at the 52nd Thessaloniki IFF.

Filmography

1985 Alpheus (short)
1986 Ave Maria (short)
1986 The Colossus of the Sun (short)
1987 Gloria Olivae
1989 Rom
1999 Black Out (fiction)
2011 J.A.C.E (fiction)
2011 Meeting with Remarkable People (TV)