Mystery 176 Cinema Days

After the great success of the first two series of screenings, from April 12th to 14th, the 2023 Eleusis Cultural Capital of Europe presents at Cultural Center – Cine Eleusis the third and final three-day event of the Mystery 176 Cinema Days project. This includes screenings of documentaries related to its artistic program, the city, as well as contemporary reflections on crucial and timeless issues. Always with a hidden ambition to transform Eleusis into a landmark of a unique cinematic experience.

In more detail, on April 12th and 13th, “Off-Centered Realities” creatively invade Cine Eleusis with an unpredictable cinematic tribute curated by the Greek Documentary Association. This pilot initiative by the GDA and Doc Lab in the historic cinema, now operating as a multifunctional cultural center, serves as the starting point for a creative dialogue between filmmakers and the residents of Eleusis, exploring a pivotal and often “invisible” thematic spectrum. This selection comprises four significant documentary films featuring heroes, stories, and realities that circulate among us unseen yet simultaneously vital and critical.

On Sunday, April 14th, the film “Persephone” premieres, rolling out the red carpet to close the “Mystery 176 Cinema Days” in the memory of a unique event that “ran through” the entire city of Eleusis. Concurrently, two screenings for children and young adults will take place in collaboration with the International Documentary Festival for Children and Youth, KinderDocs. Additionally, the results of educational workshops carried out within the framework of the 2023 Eleusis program, “Mystery 65 REFRAME Eleusis” in collaboration with the Hellenic Centre for Photography, “Mystery 156 Stories for Eleusis” in collaboration with Exile Room, “Mystery 26 My Eleusis: Glances at the City” in collaboration with the Children’s and Youth International Film Festival of Athens, “Mystery 32 Open Eleusis – One Documentary Film Many Stories” in collaboration with the Research Center  for the Humanities, and “Mystery 171 Building Utopia” in collaboration with the Greek Children’s Museum and the Children Support Center of Elefsis – Friendly Nest, will be presented.

Programme:
From 12 to14 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ
Cultural Center Cine Eleusis

Friday 12 April 

OFF – CENTER REALITIES
In cooperation with the Greek Documentary Association

19:15

ARM – WRESTLER (Greece, 2022, 77’)
George Gousis

21:00
THE INVISIBLE HANDS (Greece/Egypt, 2017, 97’)
Marina Gioti – Giorgos Salame

After the screenings, there will be Q&A sessions with the directors. 

Saturday 13 April
OFF – CENTER REALITIES
In cooperation with the Greek Documentary Association

19:15
UNTIL THE SEA(Greece, 2019, 108′)
Marco Gastine

21:30

THE QUEEN OF NEW YORK (Greece/Canada, 2022, 78′)
Valeri Kontakou

After the screenings, there will be Q&A sessions with the directors.

Sunday 14 April
16:00
SCREENINGS OF TWO DOCUMENTARIES FOR YOUTH
For children up to 10 ten years old and adult audience,

in collaboration with the International Documentary Festival for Children and Youth, KinderDocs.”

WINTER LAKE (Finland, 2019, 15’) – Finnish with greek subtitles
Petteri Saario

RAISE THE BAR (Iceland, 2021, 70’) – Icelandic with greek subtitles
Gudjon Ragnarsson

18:00

PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 

Mystery 65 REFRAME Eleusis / In collaboration with the  Hellenic Center for Photography Photography Workshop for youth

Mystery 156 Histories about Elefsina / In collaboration with Exile Room
Two film workshops for teenagers (Elefsina 2083, Reflections)

Μystery 26 My Elefsina: Glances at the City  / In collaboration with Athens International Children’s and Youth Film Festival
Film workshop with students from the 1st High School of Elefsina 

ΗΟΜΕ (2023, 15’)
A group of children living in Elefsina embarks on an urban journey. With their everyday lives as a guide, transforming learning, friendship, love, art, and play into an eternal dream. A small film shot by the teenagers of Elefsina about the present that never ceases to engage in dialogue with the past. Literally speaking! 

Μystery 32 Open Eleusis –  One Documentary Film, Many Stories: In collaboration with the Research Center for the Humanities
A docu-animation made by elementary school students at the Municipality of Elefsina’s Summer Camp in July 2023 (Once upon a time in Elefsina / Biking in Elefsina, the Ice Cream Man)

Mystery 171 Building Utopia / In collaboration with the Greek Children’s Museum and  the Children Support Center of Elefsis – Friendly Nest. 

20:00 

PERSEPHONE, THE RED CARPET (Greece, 2023, 70’) – PREMIERE

Joshua Olsthoorn, Madlen Anipsitaki & Simon Riedler

The film was made with the support of the French Institute of Greece.