NEXUS SECTION www.filmfestival.gr Nine Greek-speaking and three English-speaking podcasts are lining up at the Nexus subsection of the Festival’s Podcast Section. All podcasts taking part in the Nexus subsection are available for hearing at the Festival’s website throughout the entire duration of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (6-16 March, 2025). allouterra Podcaster: Andriana Minou. Script-Sound engineering-Sound editing-Original music-Narration: Andriana Minou. Language: Greek. Greece-UK, 2025, 29΄ allouterra: a place with no coordinates or time frames. It has no History; it’s a world full of stories waiting for me to dream of them. Upon awakening, I record them in words and sounds; that’s how this podcast/documentary of journeys around entirely real dreams was created. Behind the Lens: A Story of Three Photographers Podcaster: Christos Korovilas. Production: Prodromos Tarasis. Script: Christos Korovilas. Sound Engineering: Prodromos Tarasis, Angelos Kontaxis. Sound Editing: Prodromos Tarasis. Original music: Giannis Dellis. Narration: Athena Androutsopoulou, Christos Korovilas, Prodromos Tarasis. Actors: Yiannis Zafeiris, Georgia Tsagkaraki, Melissa Kostaki, Amalia Ninou, Research group of the Psychobiography Club of the Logo Psychis Institute. Language: Greek. Greece, 2025, 28΄ What is the secret hidden behind Nelly’s, Vivian Maier’s and Francesca Woodman’s photographic lens? A special tribute that will explore the parallel lives of three important female photographers, from different eras and countries, searching for the invisible thread that unites them through their art. Black Silence Podcaster: Michail Efthymiou. Production: Michail Efthymiou. Script-Sound engineering-Sound editing-Original music: Michail Efthymiou. Language: English. Greece, 2025, 21΄ A journey of growing up, etched in the details of everyday life, captured in fleeting moments that leave indelible marks on the soul and shape the essence of existence. Dear Grandma Podcasters: Stelios Zachariou, Thanasis Kapetanios. Production: Stelios Zachariou. Script-Narration: Stelios Zachariou. Sound engineering-Sound editing: Thanasis Kapetanios. Language: Greek. Greece, 2025, 30΄ Every afternoon, my grandmother Pitsa, now 83 years old, enjoys her little cup of coffee; just half a teaspoon. As part of our project The Journal, which explores portraits and stories of the people around us, I joined her for a coffee. We talked about her life, listening to her sweet, heartfelt story. Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You Podcaster: Sofia Mpletsou. Script: Sofia Mpletsou. Sound editing: Paul Pavlidis. Narration: Sofia Mpletsou, Giannis Varvaresos, Thanos Poumakis, Giota Kouitzoglou, Fotini Timotheou, Mary Andreou, Alexandros Zafiriadis, Haris Mpairaktaridis, Victoria Papadopoulou Siskopoulou, Andreas Paraschos, Giorgos-Zisis Mpilionis, Maria Tzelepi. Graphic design: Kalliopi Kanteraki. Language: Greek. Greece, 2025, 27΄ Audition is seen as an opportunity to find work and at the same time an everlasting assessment. During a fictional audition, ten actors and an amateur one, share their thoughts and concerns about their profession and recount incidents of their professional lives. Farewell Podcaster: Yiannis Kaisaridis. Production: Yiannis Kaisaridis. Script-Narration: Yiannis Kaisaridis. Language: Greek. Greece, 2024, 23΄ The last meeting of two friends, the Commissioner and the Officer, on the (death) bed of the latter. The latter, a drunkard for years, dies of grief for his lost only son. They drink the last retsina together and remember the old times... Like Birds in the Sky Podcaster: Sofia Eirini Sopiadou. Interviewees: Kira Csenge Farkas, Luis Alvarez, Deni Todorova, Achilleas Prasidis. Photography: Asimoula Moisidou. Language: English. Malta, 2024, 20΄ Like birds in the sky we fly away, we migrate from one place to the other in order to find a place that we can call home. A lifelong search for a safe place, for a permanent home. But what if home is not a place? The stories of this podcast are filled with excitement for a new life and sadness for what is left behind. Metametheus Podcasters: Alexandros Fassois. Production: Ideogramma Amargi. Script-Sound engineering-Sound editing-Original music-Narration: Alexandros Fassois. Language: Greek. Greece, 2025, 30΄ The search for the “subject” through its three “mythological” ages: A. Prometheus Rock - B. Body, Language, Xerolithia - the legacy of Epimetheus - G. Being is in the making - the age of the Metametheus. Audio documents by: Antonin Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Giorgos Heimonas. Phoenix Podcaster: Tasos Theofilatos. Script-Sound engineering-Sound editing-Original music-Narration: Tasos Theofilatos. Language: Greek. Greece, 2025, 20΄ The poetic escape of a soul that tries to redefine itself. Speech Pitch: Say It with SayIt Labs Podcasters: Spyretta Leivaditi, Pascal Hecker, Kalliopi Kakamouka. Production: Spyretta Leivaditi. Script: Spyretta Leivaditi, Snigdha Banik, Priyanshi Pal, Kalliopi Kakamouka. Sound editing: Pascal Hecker, Snigdha Banik, Spyretta Leivaditi, Kalliopi Kakamouka, Orchid Chetia Phukan, Sarthak Jain, Vishakha Choudhary. Other participants: Wenxi Fei, Paige Tuttösí, Janice Huang, Wei Xue, Sarthak Jain, Orchid Chetia Phukan, Priyanshi Pal, Zhengjun Yue, Kay Berkling. Language: English. France, 2025, 29΄ In this episode we meet Lukas Latacz and Erich Reiter, founders of Sayit labs, and discuss their career, the founding process of their company, and their contribution to pathological speech using their Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. Thess Stories: The First Feminists of Thessaloniki Podcasters: Giannis Lekas, Anna Stamatopoulou. Production: Apostolos Papageorgiou, Giannis Lekas, Anna Stamatopoulou. Script-Narration: Giannis Lekas, Anna Stamatopoulou. Sound engineering-Sound editing: Apostolos Papageorgiou. Language: Greek. Greece, 2024, 20΄ The first feminists of Thessaloniki: Historical documents about the pioneer women of the city who, despite the fact that their struggle was met with fierce attacks by the press of the city, vigorously claimed the equality of the sexes and laid the foundations for the future conquests of women. What Story Will You Have to Tell Podcaster: Athanasios Gioumpasis. Production: Athanasios Gioumpasis. Sound engineering-Sound editing: Athanasios Gioumpasis. Original music: Taylor Nathan Rhys Soundscapes. Language: Greek. Greece, 2024, 26΄ From Rizokarpaso in occupied Cyprus, Dimitris describes his life as an enclave. He describes isolation, the strength to persevere despite difficulties, the struggle for social integration, and the consequences of educational inequality, asking for equality and respect for the students of Rizokarpaso.
