The Violin and its Shadow
Listing Details
Σκηνοθέτης - Director
Greg Babalas
Παραγωγός - Producer
Greg Babalas
Χώρα / Χώρες Παραγωγής - Country of Production
Greece
Έτος Παραγωγής της Ταινίας - Year of Production of the Film
Διάρκεια σε λεπτά- Duration in minutes
25
Πρεμιέρα στο Φεστιβάλ (συμμετοχή για το βραβείο Πρεμιέρας)
No
Πρώτη Προβολή στο Φεστιβάλ - Film Premiere
No
Γλώσσα / Γλώσσες Διαλόγων - Language / Languages Dialogues
el
Γλώσσα / Γλώσσες Υποτίτλων - Subtitle Languages
en
Φωτογραφία Σκηνοθέτη - Directors Photo
Συντελεστές - Movie Credits Actors,photography,sound etc
Greg Babalas
Director
Greg Babalas
Writer
Ioanna Kanellopoulou
Writer
Greg Babalas
Producer
Greg Babalas
Cinematographer
Thanos Lefkos
Assisant Director
Panagiotis Tolias
Key Cast
"Manolis"
Nikolas Nikitakis
Key Cast
"Somebody"
Thanasis Zervas
Key Cast
"Peasant"
Chrisoula Flampoutoglou
Key Cast
"Woman in Nature"
Stavros Kapetanios
Key Cast
"Villager #1"
Demetres Lolis
Key Cast
"Villager #2"
Kostis Peitsis
Key Cast
"Villager #3"
Maria Giovanopoulou
Key Cast
"Villager #4"
Alexandros Kabadakis
Key Cast
"Villager #5"
Roman Zuev
Key Cast
"Villager #6"
Chrisoula Flampoutoglou
Executive Producer
Nektarios Karanikas
Focus Puller
Greg Babalas
Gaffer
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Electrician
Vasilis Parasidis
Electrician
Demetres Lolis
Music
Stavros Kapetanios
Art Designer
Greg Babalas
Location Manager
Greg Babalas
Casting
Greg Babalas
Editor
Greg Babalas
Colorist
Stavros Kapetanios
Prop Master
Greg Babalas
Prop Master
Nektarios Karanikas
Dolly Grip
Roman Zuev
Dolly Grip
Greg Babalas
Dolly Grip
Nektarios Karanikas
VFX
Nikos Papaparisis
Storyboard Artist
Greg Babalas
Graphic Designer
Vasilis Parasidis
Graphic Designer
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Runner
Alexandros Kabadakis
Runner
Roman Zuev
Runner
Thanos Lefkos
Boom Operator
Demetres Lolis
Boom Operator
Vasilis Parasidis
Boom Operator
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Boom Operator
Chrsoula Flampoutoglou
Acting Coach
Demetres Lolis
Acting Coach
Euripides Bekos
Sound Editor
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Still Photographer
Nektarios Karanikas
Still Photographer
Roman Zuev
Still Photographer
Kostis Peitsis
Still Photographer
Greg Babalas
Driver
Alexandros Kabadakis
Driver
Stavros Kapetanios
Driver
Demetres Lolis
Driver
Thanos Lefkos
Driver
Theodora Kamposou
Craft Service
Director
Greg Babalas
Writer
Ioanna Kanellopoulou
Writer
Greg Babalas
Producer
Greg Babalas
Cinematographer
Thanos Lefkos
Assisant Director
Panagiotis Tolias
Key Cast
"Manolis"
Nikolas Nikitakis
Key Cast
"Somebody"
Thanasis Zervas
Key Cast
"Peasant"
Chrisoula Flampoutoglou
Key Cast
"Woman in Nature"
Stavros Kapetanios
Key Cast
"Villager #1"
Demetres Lolis
Key Cast
"Villager #2"
Kostis Peitsis
Key Cast
"Villager #3"
Maria Giovanopoulou
Key Cast
"Villager #4"
Alexandros Kabadakis
Key Cast
"Villager #5"
Roman Zuev
Key Cast
"Villager #6"
Chrisoula Flampoutoglou
Executive Producer
Nektarios Karanikas
Focus Puller
Greg Babalas
Gaffer
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Electrician
Vasilis Parasidis
Electrician
Demetres Lolis
Music
Stavros Kapetanios
Art Designer
Greg Babalas
Location Manager
Greg Babalas
Casting
Greg Babalas
Editor
Greg Babalas
Colorist
Stavros Kapetanios
Prop Master
Greg Babalas
Prop Master
Nektarios Karanikas
Dolly Grip
Roman Zuev
Dolly Grip
Greg Babalas
Dolly Grip
Nektarios Karanikas
VFX
Nikos Papaparisis
Storyboard Artist
Greg Babalas
Graphic Designer
Vasilis Parasidis
Graphic Designer
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Runner
Alexandros Kabadakis
Runner
Roman Zuev
Runner
Thanos Lefkos
Boom Operator
Demetres Lolis
Boom Operator
Vasilis Parasidis
Boom Operator
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Boom Operator
Chrsoula Flampoutoglou
Acting Coach
Demetres Lolis
Acting Coach
Euripides Bekos
Sound Editor
Demosthenes Tsapatsaris
Still Photographer
Nektarios Karanikas
Still Photographer
Roman Zuev
Still Photographer
Kostis Peitsis
Still Photographer
Greg Babalas
Driver
Alexandros Kabadakis
Driver
Stavros Kapetanios
Driver
Demetres Lolis
Driver
Thanos Lefkos
Driver
Theodora Kamposou
Craft Service
Περίληψη στα (Αγγλικά) μέχρι 100 λέξεις - Summary (English) up to 100 words: Και οι Ελληνικές ταινίες να εχουν περίληψη στα Ελληνιικά και Αγγλικά
An environmental migrant, is forced to abandon his ruined village. During his journey, he revives painful memories and encounters the widespread destruction of the ecosystem, caused by human civilization. Things he sees and people he meets, make him contemplate the meaning of death and the relationship between humanity and nature.
Βιογραφικό (Ελληνικά) μέχρι 100 λέξεις - Curriculum Vitae (English) up to 100 words
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Βιογραφικό (Αγγλικά) μέχρι 100 λέξεις - Curriculum Vitae (English) up to 100 words: Και για τους Ελληνες Σκηνοθέτες
Greg Babalas was born in 1983, in Larisa, Greece. At a very early age he discovered a VHS-C camera at home. He started to shoot short scenes on video and edit them from V.C.R. to V.C.R. In the same period, he was teaching himself photography by the use of his father’s equipment. In 2001, he enrolled on Electronic Engineering studies in Greece. These studies gave him an in-depth knowledge in technology. However, during that period, he rarely used any type of camera. After three and a half years, he decided to stop his studies and to focus on visual arts. Babalas is an award-winning photographer and he has participated in thirteen photography and mixed-media exhibitions, collective and personal. He directed short films and music video clips. In 2018, he graduated from university of Sunderland, with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Degree in Photography, Video and Digital Imaging. During his photography studies, Greg Babalas was selected to join a mentoring scheme as Director of Photography, with Oscar-winning producer David Puttnam, and additionally to his degree, he has been awarded with the Puttnam Scholars Prize. In 2019 University of Sunderland awarded him with a 70% scholarship, and in 2020, he received a Master of Arts degree in Media Production (Film and Television), with Distinction. Greg seeks to craft a unique visual language and he has an artistic approach in filmmaking.
Director Statement
May 2020
This film was the result of the director's keen interest in the relationship between man and nature. More specifically, its theme focuses on the consequences that power plants have on residents of the area of Prolemaida in Greece, who migrate in search of a safer place to live in. Although it is a film based on real events, the story is told poetically. It is a short film that deals with the problem of the forced migration of people due to the spread of a mine, which supplies lignite to the factories responsible for the production of 70% of electricity in Greece. As the mine expands, people abandon their homeland, leaving behind their homes, their monuments, their cultural centers, their cemeteries, their lives. What is the cost of a country's energy independence? What will happen to the earth if man disappears? The shooting lasted for a month and took place in areas of Western and Central Macedonia and Thessaly, while an area about 5,000 kilometers was covered by the crew and the actors. It was definitely a process that required the whole team’s time, endurance and adaptability. We came across with the awkwardness of an abandoned place that was constantly being transformed due to the spread of the mine, while the next moment we were looking at and working in the most pristine natural landscape, all of which are shown as part of our stage narrative. We all worked with enthusiasm for this new "journey" and I believe that the result pleases us all.
Yours,
Greg Babalas
Director Statement
May 2020
This film was the result of the director's keen interest in the relationship between man and nature. More specifically, its theme focuses on the consequences that power plants have on residents of the area of Prolemaida in Greece, who migrate in search of a safer place to live in. Although it is a film based on real events, the story is told poetically. It is a short film that deals with the problem of the forced migration of people due to the spread of a mine, which supplies lignite to the factories responsible for the production of 70% of electricity in Greece. As the mine expands, people abandon their homeland, leaving behind their homes, their monuments, their cultural centers, their cemeteries, their lives. What is the cost of a country's energy independence? What will happen to the earth if man disappears? The shooting lasted for a month and took place in areas of Western and Central Macedonia and Thessaly, while an area about 5,000 kilometers was covered by the crew and the actors. It was definitely a process that required the whole team’s time, endurance and adaptability. We came across with the awkwardness of an abandoned place that was constantly being transformed due to the spread of the mine, while the next moment we were looking at and working in the most pristine natural landscape, all of which are shown as part of our stage narrative. We all worked with enthusiasm for this new "journey" and I believe that the result pleases us all.
Yours,
Greg Babalas
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