Silent Witness
Koutsiabasakos Dimitris
Greece, 2016
REVIEWS
In 2006, the Trikala prison closes down after 110 years of use. Seven individuals whose destinies have been shaped by the prison walls return to trace its past. Each of their personal stories constitutes a piece of Modern Greek history. What future awaits this historic monument? What will become its new purpose? An unexpected discovery reveals the sites hidden secret and poses a crucial question: How do we deal with historical memory?
DETAILS
Director: Dimitris Koutsiabasakos
Research – Screenplay: Glykeria Patramani
Cinematography: Haris Farros
Editing – Sound: Christos Yannakopoulos
Music: Vangelis Fampas
Cast: Kostas Samaras, Giannis Agoumis, Vasileios Dafos, Efi Chatzimanou, Maroula Kliafa, Alkiviadis Zampakas (1927 – 2015), Thanasis Athanasiou, Spyros Kougioumtzoglou
Academic Consultant: Ioannis Poulios
Production: KinoLab
Producer: Dimitris Koutsiabasakos
Color: Color
Duration: 72′
REFERENCES
- Kornetis, Kostis (2014), ‘From Reconciliation to Vengeance: The Greek Civil War on Screen in Pantelis Voulgaris’s A Soul so Deep and Kostas Charalambous’s Tied Red Thread’, Filmicon: Journal of Greek Film Studies, Issue 2/Special Issue: Fotiou M., Kazakopoulou T. & Phillis Ph. (eds), Contemporary Greek Film Cultures. http://filmiconjournal.com/journal/article/2014/2/6.
- Ioannis, Poulios , ‘Discussing strategy in heritage conservation: Living heritage approach as an example of strategic innovation’, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 4 Iss: 1, pp.16 – 34, 2014
- 18th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Catalogue
- Director’s Interview, http://cinepivates.gr/koutsiampasakos-interview/
- Director’s Interview, http://gr.euronews.com/2016/03/19/dimitris-koutsiabasakos-silent-witness
DIRECTOR
Dimitris Koutsiabasakos studied movie and television direction at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow, Russia (V.G.I.K.). He directed documentaries, serials, short and feature films. His work has received many awards in Greece and abroad. From 2000 to this day, he teaches acting on screen at different drama schools, among which is the National Theatre of Northern Greece. From to 2004 to 2007 he was a lecturer at the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication of the University of the Aegean, and from 2009 to 2015 he taught at the School of Film Studies of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Aristostle University of Thessaloniki.
FILMOGRAFY
Filmography
Documentary
1992 His Favorite People (short)
1993 Young Russians
1997 Hercules, Acheloös and my Granny (short)
2013 The Grocer
2014 Becoming an Αctor (feature)
2016 Silent Witness (feature)
2017 Yannis Kastritsis: The Man and His Shadow (feature)
Fiction
1995 The Bridge (short)
1998 Hill 33
2006 The Guardian’s Son (feature)
Video Dance
2001 Frida (short)
