FREE THE KITSCH ATHENS FILM FEST 2022 | PROGRAM
Thursday 01.12
18:00 Doors Open
18:00-19:30 Pole Dancing Life Drawing Workshop with live music
19:00 Exhibition Opening (Exhibited artists: Iselys Rinaldi, Laura Sansano, Francesca Kezich, trypies Frikes, Ράνια Σπανού, Interferences)
20:00 Humans, Beasts and Magical Landscapes | short films selection (55′)
1. When reason fails, they come at night | 2021 | USA | dir. Paige Phillips | 6’
2. Argento Vivo | 2022 | ITALY | dir. Claudio Fagnano, Angela Fagnano | 4’
3. Ama Amanacer | 2020 | COLOMBIA | dir. Pablo Gutierrez | 4’
4. Hunting | 2021 | GERMANY | dir. Marianna Vesku | 1’
5. Evil Wizard | 2022 | NETHERLANDS | dir. Julia Hollander, Eva Schumacher | 4’
6. The fruits of sin | 2012 | ITALY | dir. Werther Germondari, Maria Laura Spagnoli | 12’
7. Genderfluid | 2021 | FRANCE | dir. La Fille Renne, Laure Giappiconi, Elisa Monteil | 7’
8. Salty Cream | GERMANY | dir. Maja Classen | 4’
9. Brother | 2022 | GERMANY | dir. Marcus Grysczok | 1’
10. Occurrences of Questionable Significance | 2020 | POLAND | dir. Dave Lojek | 9’
11. Leave Me Alone | 2022 | ITALY | dir. Werther Germondari | 2’
21:00 Cinema is a performing art | Screenings and discussion
1. You are Fire | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Giorgos Efthimiou | 27’
2. We are going to dig a hole | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Giorgos Efthimiou, Danai Manolesou, Areti Efstathiou | 15’
Followed by an open talk with Giorgos Efthimiou, Danai Manolesou, Eirini Tampasouli, Boro and more.
22:15 EGOMANIA – an island without a hope | 1986 | 84’ | Christoph Schlingensief | Germany | feature film screening
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Friday 02.12
18:00 Doors Open
19:00 Artist Talk and Tour of the Festival
19:45 Hysterika (or about abun-dance) | performance | installation by Francesca Kezich
20:30 Meet the Greeks – Part 1 | Greek short films selection followed by Q&A with the filmmakers
1. Ancestors | 2021 | GREECE | dir. Anthi Kougia | 13′
2. I am a painter, I do paint | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Purpelen |2’
3. Slippage | 2020 |GREECE| dir. Fenia Kotsopoulou | 4′
4. Sylvia’s Daily Routine | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Labros Kordolemis | 8′
5. 50.000 Touches – expert #3 | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Fenia Kotsopoulou 4′
6. Night | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Diana Chemeris | 7’
21:30 Kitschier than life | international short film selection (38′)
1. Sangria | 2022 | BRAZIL | dir. Thales Prediger | 3’
2. Indianara Wanted | 2021 | BRAZIL | dir. Mayra Santos Costa | 10’
3. Dancing bodies | 2019 | FRANCE | dir. Elisa Monteil, La Fille Renne, Laure Giappiconi | 6’
4. Work it Class! | 2021 | SPAIN | dir. Pol Diggler | 8’
5. FLIES SLEEP TOO | 2014 | COLOMBIA | dir. Ricardo Muñoz Izquierdo | 7’
6. Seven | 2022 | POLAND | dir. Jakub Kostewicz | 1’
7. Famous Last Words | 2022 | BELGIUM | dir. Ila Pittaluga | 3’
22:20 Wolf’s Hole | 1987 | 92’ | dir. Věra Chytilová | Czech Republic | feature film screening
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Saturday 03.12
18:00 Doors Open
19:00 Meet the Greeks – Part 2 | Greek short films selection followed by Q&A with the filmmakers
1. Kaltsada | 2021 | GREECE | dir. Giannis Tatsopoulos | 9’
2. Imoun Thriliki | 2021 | GREECE | dir. Christos Tsiampakaris | 4’
3. Heroines of The Nut Tree | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Stephie Theodora | 5’
4. Santa Baby | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Helen Korda | 10′
5. The Spanish King | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Celine van Heel | 12′
6. Don (ia) | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Adelajda Kacidhe | 6′
7. Space Tribes Adore Earthy Dances | 2019 | GREECE | dir. Sofia-Chryssanthi Touboura | 3′
8. Tiny Palace | 2022 | GREECE | dir. Sofoklis Kiourtzoglou | 1′
9. Sexual Distancing | 2021 | GREECE | dir. Dimitris Asproloupos | 16’
20:50 Gold, silk and sour | international short films selection (17’)
1. Tabloid Beauty Queen Apocalypse | 2022 | CANADA | dir. John Watson | 1’
2. If I touch you then you touch me | 2022 | IRELAND | dir. Frieda Ford | 3’
3. Paper Cut | 2020 | TAIWAN | dir. Hui-ching Tseng | 2’
4. Fitting In | 2022 | USA | dir. Mark Leschinsky | 4’
5. Nubecita | 2022 | COLOMBIA | dir. Kati Egely | 3’
6. An Unreachable Love Story | ITALY | dir. Blud | 2’
7. Lunar Eclipse | 2021 | TURKEY | dir. Tunahan Tuna | 1’
8. Born to Stay | 2022 | SWEDEN | dir. Anahita Sahar Babaei | 2’
21:10 Kitsch Documented | international selection of music videos and documentaries (49’)
1. Brota | 2022 | BRAZIL | dir. Leticia Coelho, Bruna Brunu | 14’
2. Poison | 2022 | RUSSIA | dir. Stefaniya Andrianova | 3’
3. Early In the Morning | 2022 | USA | dir. Cathy Carlson | 4’
4. SIN TI | 2022 | MEXICO | dir. Luis Felipe Ferra | 5’
5. Synthesis | 2022 | TURKEY | dir. Şükrü Özçevik | 3’
6. Pixie | 2022 | UNITED KINGDOM | dir. Beth Johnston | 8’
7. #DIVA Titanic won’t sink | 2022 | RUSSIA | dir. Angelina Podorozhnaya | 13’
22:00 CATWALK – Free the kitsch in fashion with a moltitude of models and outfits!
Curated by Flavia Stagi and Rania Spanou, featuring the designers Anna Sofia Tabler, Eleni Saraya Oronti, Marina Tsironi, Danai Simou, Cotton Candy, Vaggelis, Rania Spanou, Alexandra Alifa, Catherine Suen, Katerina Grestista, Anastasis Meletis, Maria &Evi (oi kargies), Izabo, Sofia savagner, Christopanagia, DIDI, Rena Tsan, Siel Athens, Elisavet Korakaki, Nefeli Dimakarakou. Intro: Anastasia Delta. Make up artist: Νικολέτα Α.
The catwalk is presented by Kangela Tromokratisch
23.00 – 01:00 Sound & Dj set: Φ .Fro. Φ
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Video Installations:
A Kitsch Greeting (17′)
1. La Grâce, La Beauté, La Mort | 2018 | USA | dir. Ciro Ayala | 4’
2. Woodworm lab | 2020 | SPAIN | dir. Nacho Recio | 3’
3. Crayola Dream Theatre | 2022 | UNITED KINGDOM | dir. Sarahjane Swan, Roger Simian | 5’
4. ChingonX | 2022 | MEXICO | dir. Luis Betancourt (Beta Petra) | 4’
5. Minotavr II | 2022 | MEXICO | dir. Alondra Mijangos | 1’
Collage, kitsch and video art (39’)
1. Electronic Doppelgänger | 2022 | POLAND | dir. Krystian Kornel | 3’
2. xXXi_wud_nvr_kiss you | 2022 | CZECH REPUBLIC | dir. Natália Peterková | 4’
3. Electro-frequency | 2022 | COLOMBIA | dir. Laura Vanessa Lopez Vargas | 4’
4. Baby Lemonade by Men On The Border | 2021 | USA | dir. Stephen Bobinsk | 4’
5. Los | 2020 | USA | dir. Martin Del Carpio | 6’
6. Onça Contemporânea | 2021 | BRAZIL | dir. Gabriela Silva Dias | 9’
7. Shadows of a radio in the east | 2016 | SPAIN | dir. Nacho Recio | 1’
8. Alter Ego part 1 | FRANCE | dir. Aubane Berthommé Martinez | 1’
9. Alter Ego part 2 | FRANCE | dir. Aubane Berthommé Martinez | 1’
10. Bondage, an out of body experience | 2021 | GERMANY | dir. Ann Antidote | 6’
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All installations are visitable during the whole duration of the festival.
Set design and props created by keramo lab, a creative space that facilitates artistic creation, organizes workshops and creates props/set design for events.
Online Program
Kitsch Panorama | Online Programa (41’)
1. FreeStyle Guasotánamo | 2021 | CUBA | dir. Daniel Ross Dieguez | 3’
2. Outsider House | 2022 | CHINA | dir. Yang LIU | 1’
3. Cannibal’s Wedding | 2022 | SPAIN | dir. Jose Maria Trigueros Contreras | 7’
4. Crayola Dream Theatre | 2022 | UNITED KINGDOM | dir. Sarahjane Swan, Roger Simian | 5’
5. Hunting | 2021 | GERMANY | dir. Marianna Vesku | 1’
6. Sodom the Gay Hyperpop Epic | 2022 | POLAND | dir. Piotr Michalski | 24’
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The online program is available during the 3 days of the festival.
FREE THE KITSCH ATHENS FILM FEST | PROGRAM
THURSDAY
18:00
EXPERIMENTAL KITSCH LIFE DRAWING BY TURBO SERVICES
20:00
OPENING: INSTALLATIONS BY RANIA SPANOU AND ISELYS RINALDI
21:00
KINGS, QUEENS AND FAIRYTALES | short films selection | 68’
AMPM | 2019 | BRAZIL | dir. Thais DeMelo | 7’
Papinha de Goiaba | 2020 | BRAZIL | dir. Tiago Fonseca | 15’
My name is I killed Macbeth | 2021 | GREECE | dir. Giorgos Efthimiou | 26’
Sad Cowboy Platonic Love | 2021 | SWITZERLAND | dir. Ciel Sourdeau | 16’
stepmom –“Damage Control” | 2021 | UNITED STATES | dir. Lindsey Cox | 3’30’’
22:30
Feature Film Screening
ALIPATO: THE VERY BRIEF LIFE OF AN EMBER | 2016 | PHILIPPINES | dir. Khavn De
la Kruz | 88’
+ screening before the feature of the short film KRAZOPINO | 2021 | FRANCE | dir. Vittu Ugo
& Peter the Moon | 3’30’’
FRIDAY
20:30
Installation
TABLEAUX VIVANT FROM FRANCESCA KEZICH
20:45
Feature Film Screening
VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS | 1970 | CZECH REPUBLIC | dir. Jaromil Jires
| 77’
+ screening before the feature of the short film ALIEN FELINES FROM BEYOND THE
GALAXY | 2020 | FRANCE | dir. Vittu Ugo & Peter the Moon | 4’
22:15
KITSCH DOCUMENTED | short documentaries screening
Ting Tong Trip | 2021 | SWEDEN | dir. Viktor Hertz & Andreas Gejke | 10’
HOMO is where the heart is | 2020 | NETHERLANDS | dir. Shreya de Souza |10’
The old stripper | 2018 | UNITED STATES | dir. Jack Truman | 10’
22:50
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS | short films selection
Microkosmos | 2020 | POLAND | dir. Małgorzata Szyszka | 2’
Waleska Molotov | 2017 | BRAZIL | Amanda Seraphico | 20’
I killed my best friend | 2020 | GREECE | dir. Eirini Tampasouli | 16’ 30’’
2021: A Clown Odissey | 2021 BRAZIL | dir. Walter Diehl | 7’
23:45
LOVE, LUST & LONELINESS | adult short films selection 80’
Scenes from Childhood | 2021 | BRAZIL | dir. Kimberly Palermo | 6’
7sins | 2021 | BELGIUM | dir. Atil Altas | 5’
Scrotalus (REMIX) | 2020 | ITALY | dir. Werther Germondari | 1’
The Melita Show The Movie | 2019 | GREECE | dir. Menelas | 11’30’’
Cute as hell | 2021 | ARGENTINA | dir. Mora Escolá | 9’30’’
Ten euro sea | 2020 | GREECE | dir. Yevgeny Kolenko | 24’
BREAK
Sado Vegan Session | 2019 | ITALY | dir. Werther Germondari | 7’
“Hunger” | 2020 | GREECE | dir. Angel Torticollis, Lia Smaragda | 7’
The night of the Burger | 2020 | BRAZIL | dir. Ian Schuller| 9’
SATURDAY
19:00
CONFESSIONS AND SELF-PORTRAITS | short and feature films selection | 120’
La Maquina De los Deseos | 2021 | ECUADOR, SPAIN | dir. Paula Espinoza | 1’
mise en abyme | 2021 | UNITED STATES | dir. Charly Santagado | 5’
Tu que eres tan moderna | 2021 | SPAIN | dir. Karin Isnotu Martinez Rodriguez | 10’
in my free time I speak with god | 2020 | GREECE | dir. Eirini Tampasouli | 4’30’’
My dad, Lenin and Freddy | 2009 | GREECE | dir. Rinio Dragasaki | 20’
BREAK
Amygdalia | 2019 | GREECE | dir. Christina Phoebe | 80’
Q&A with Christina Phoebe, Rinio Dragasaki and Eirini Tampasouli
22:30
SHOWTIME! – short films selection | 56’
JTHIII | 2021 | UNITED STATES | dir. Alan Amaya | 5’
Closet | 2020 | GREECE | dir. Diana Chemeris | 6’30’’
Extravaganza | 2018 | CHINA | dir. Matthew Baren | 45’
23:30
CATWALK – free the kitsch featuring La solitude vintage, Ice Candy apparel, Rania Spanou,
Siel Athens and more.
23.30 – 01:00
Sound & Dj set: Φ .Fro. Φ
Installations are visitable during the hole duration of the festival.
Films included in the video installation:
She takes me over | 2021 | CHINA | dir. Matthew Baren | 5’
Floating – KUOKO – music short | 2020 | GERMANY | dir. Jasmin Luu| 4’
Diamond Hurricane | 2021 | CROATIA | dir. Petra Brnardic | 2’
NEO-KITSCH | 2021 | ROMANIA | dir. Mihnea Toma | 2’
ORGAQUINA | 2020 | BRAZIL | dir. Moisés Pantolfi, Nelson Simplício| 45’’
Beauty Secrets | 2020 | BRAZIL | dir. Julia Zulian | 3’
stepmom – “Damage Control” | 2021 | UNITED STATES | dir. Lindsey Cox| 3’ 30’’
Simé Love | 2021 | FRANCE | dir. Ugo Vittu, Peter the Moon | 3’ 30’
Fashion on board | 2010 | GREECE | dir. George Hatzimichelakis | 6’
Fashion on Fiji Island | 2021 | GREECE | dir. George Hatzimichelakis | 7’