Ethnofest in collaboration liminal organizes an accessible screening of five educational films, with audio description and SDH subtitling for people with visual and hearing impairment, at the Greek Film Archive Foundation.
Systematically recognizing the indisputable value of intangible cultural heritage, Ethnofest aims to expand its audience by establishing inclusive screenings, accessible by people with disabilities.
Friday December 2nd – 11.00am
The Greek Film Archive Foundation
Free Entrance
Screenings:
- “…only holds the mallet…” Tinian Marble Carving Today, 11′, (2014)
The art of extracting and processing the marble at the island of Tinos has its roots back to the Byzantium and was fully systematized during the late Venetian Rule. It is handed on through experiential apprenticeship and has distinctive cultural characteristics. The Tinian marble craftsmen have been working both in Greece and abroad giving prominence to several Greek sculptors.
The film was created in 2014 in order to support the inscription of the Tinian Marble craftmanship in the Representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO, 2003). - Momoeria , 15′ (2015)
Momoeria is a New Year’s traditional performance that lasts during the twelve days between Christmas Day and Epiphany, involving dance, theater, and music. This celebratory custom comes from the mountainous parts of Trabzon and survives in eight villages of the Prefecture of Kozani (Tetralofos, Agios Dimitrios, Alonakia, Skiti, Protochori, Komnina, Asvestopetra, Karyochori).The film was created in 2015 in order to support the inscription of the Momoeria custom in the Representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO, 2003). - Byzantine Psaltic Art, 11’,(2018)
The psaltic art is considered one of the most significant cultural commodities that contributes assertively in the self-definition and self-knowledge process of the modern Hellenism. The features of the Byzantine chant consist an alloy of Greek speech, rhythm, and melody, interlaced with idiosyncratic styles and morphologic idioms, all passed on by word of mouth.The film was created in 2018 in order to support the inscription of the Byzantine Chant in the Representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO, 2003). - August 15 Αt The Mountain Villages of Vlasti (Kozani) & Syrrako (Ioannina), 12′, (2020)
The annual celebrations that rejuvenate the bonds between people of common origin who live apart bring to light an abundance of cultural practices that reinforce the communities while they flourish. The music and the lyrics allude to their relation to nature and history; the way each one takes his or her place within the circular dance reflects the community’s connecting values. The film was created in 2020 in order to support the inscription of the Psaltic Art in the Representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO, 2003). - The Loukoumi Of Syros. The most “expensive” sweet treat. 12′, (2022)
Sweet treat made of spring water, sugar, and starch, which—with the addition of food colouring, aromas and nuts—can be found in different flavours. When the islands of Chios and Psara were destroyed between 1822 and 1824, the first refugees arrived at Syros bringing with them this delicious dessert that was meant to form a distinctive cultural good, typical of the island until today.The film has an educational character and was produced by Ethnofest in order to highlight an important feature of the agri-food heritage.The project is realized under the auspices and with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports in the context of strengthening actions for the promotion and preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.This initiative is the starting point of a venture for similar future actions that will strengthen the accessibility of information to a wider audience.