Α journey in the Aegean Sea where the bagpipe revives on the hands of musicians carrying a long tradition. The instrument finds its way to the city and into the contemporary music scene. The revival is not dealing only with the music, but with the ethos and with oral traditions formed over centuries.
Yorgos Arvanitis
Yorgos Arvanitis was born in 1978. After studying Business Administration in Larissa, he attended seminars by Wim Wenders and Fatih Akin at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. He gained valuable experience during his internship in directing alongside Fatih Akin in the film “Head On”. He has worked on short films as an assistant director and has written, directed and produced short films and short documentaries. “The Journey of Askavlos” is his first feature film. This independent production took ten years to complete and is entirely self-financed.