A film about Amanes (a traditional, improvisational music form with references to the ottoman musical culture) in the North Aegean, including interviews and recordings conducted at Lesvos, Lemnos, Chios, Samos and Ikaria. An experimental documentary placing emphasis on self-reflection through the research and the research experience while also adopting a critical perspective with regard to the research “content” itself.
Alexandros Spathis
Alexandros Spathis studied sound engineering at the Papantonopoulos Cinematography School and then proceeded with image editing, the creation of 3D graphics and the utilization of VFX (Visual Effects) for a large number of advertisement productions, and with documentaries and short films in Athens. He has been working for the Cultural Technology and Communication Department of the University of the Aegean since 2002 being responsible for the technical management and organisation of the Image, Sound and Cultural Representation Lab (ISCRL). He also participates in academic teaching on a pre and postgraduate level being responsible for video editing and 3D graphics. He has participated in a large number of research projects on production, digitization and processing of audiovisual material and 3D representations, has edited installations for exhibitions organised by the Cultural Technology and Communication Department and has collaborated with various agencies (e.g. Foundation of the Hellenic World, Region of the Aegean, etc), private enterprises, etc, for the installation and configuration/parametrization of audiovisual equipment and Motion Capture Systems (VR and AR)
Dimitris Papageorgiou
Dimitris Papageorgiou is a teacher at the University of the Aegean, in the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication. He has been involved in researching various aspects of the musical culture of the Northern Aegean since 1996. His work includes documenting interviews, photographs, and video recordings, as well as digitizing and promoting archival material. He has also been involved in creating web and stand-alone applications, designing multimedia exhibitions, and producing documentaries. Some of his notable works include a documentary on viticulture and winemaking in Lemnos and Cyprus (with Alexandros Spathis), a documentary called “When pine trees had a face” (by Irini Spathi) and has also collaborated with Alexandros Spathis on various other projects, such as the documentary titled “Fires after me. Amanes song in Northern Aegean”, a documentary on Michael Cacoyannis and a documentary called “Janus’ Legacy: Refugee Passage to Europe,” which won the first prize at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.