The city and the city

The Greek National Opera Alternative Stage in collaboration with Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, present from the Panoramic Steps of SNFCC the installation - feature film, of Christos Passalis and Syllas Tzoumerkas, The city and the city, on the context of a tribute to the 2021 bicentennial of the Greek Revolution.

Six episodes from the life and perils of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki and the image of the city as it is today, create a multi-character narration where two cities co-exist in the same frame: the city of Thessaloniki of the previous century and the city in its present state. An installation co-created by theatre and film directors Christos Passalis and Syllas Tzoumerkas, born both in Thessaloniki in 1978 and returning creatively to their hometown for the first time. A film project that blurs the lines between fiction, documentary and essay film, presented now, for the first time ever, as a visual installation with three screens broadcasting simultaneously.

With the support of MOMus, Claims Conference, EKOME, Deutsch-Griechischer Zukunftsfonds, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung - Office in Greece, the Region of Central Macedonia and the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, and the collaboration of the Municipality of Thermaikos and the Athens Film Office.

Concept - Screenplay - Directors: Christos Passalis, Syllas Tzoumerkas
Producer: Maria Drandaki
Curator: Orestis Andreadakis

Director of photography: Simos Sarketzis
Editor: Yorgos Zafiris
Art director: Christos Passalis
Installation supervisor: Elina Loukou
Costume designers: Marli Aliferi, Vassilia Rozana
Sound: Nikos Exarchos, Dimitris Kanellopoulos
Hair & make-up design: Ioulia Sigrimi, Evi Zafiropoulou

Cast: Vassilis Kanakis, Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Angeliki Papoulia, Argyris Xafis, Niki Papandreou, Vassilis Karamboulas, Themis Bazaka, Danai Primali, Maria Filini, Laertis Malkotsis, Michalis Kimonas, Marisha Triantaffyllidou, Fritz Fenne, Jakob Leo Stark, Fidel Talaboukas, Aris Armaganidis, Zoe Sigalou, Marina Siotou, Vassia Bakakou, Leonardos Batis, Glykeria Dimou, Andreas Stavrakakis, Nikos Chortarias

This production, part of a tribute to the 2021 bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).

A co-production with Homemade Films

08-11/07 | 21.30 - 22.30
PANORAMIC STEPS
Free entrance by online pre-registration.

* Pre-registration starts on Tuesday 29/06 at 10.00 for SNFCC Members.
* Pre-registration starts on Wednesday 30/06 at 10.00 for the public

* For their comfort, audience members are advised to bring along a beach mat or throw to sit on. 

The use of face mask and social distancing measures are mandatory in indoor and outdoor areas of the SNFCC, in accordance with Hellenic National Public Health Organization regulations.

 Due to public health measures, there may be changes regarding either the staging of the event, or the maximum number of participants.