The 11th International Documentary Festival of Peloponnese at the Museum of Olives and Greek Olive Oil

The Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, in collaboration with the 11th International Peloponnese Documentary Festival (21-30.11.2025), is screening selected documentaries from the event on 23 and 24 November 2025 at the Olive and Greek Oil Museum in Sparta, with free admission to the public.

Detailed screening schedule:

Sunday, November 23rd

17:30-KARIBU: George Stamoulis (63')
By George Papastamoulos (Greece, 2024)
Long-distance runner George Stamoulis welcomes us with the word "Karibu", which means "Welcome" in Swahili, the language of Kenya! The documentary follows him to Iten, Kenya, where he trains alongside some of the world's top athletes.
Nominated for the Best Greek Film Award & the Social Awareness Award

18:45-Night Recedes (70')
By Timon Koulmas (Greece, 2024)
The documentary tells the fascinating journey of two artists, Memos Makris (1913-1993) and his wife Zizi Makris (1924-2014). A love story and artistic journey through war-torn Athens, post-war Paris and Cold War Budapest, exploring the intertwined fates of art, history and memory behind the Iron Curtain.
Nominated for the Best Greek Film Award

20:00-Rhino Man/Ο Ανθρόπος-Ρένοκερος (98')
By John Jurko II, Matt Lindenberg, and Daniel Roberts (USA, 2015-2024)
Unit: Tribute to the Environment
The true story of the brave rangers, who risk their lives every day to protect South Africa's rhinos from extinction due to poaching.
Nominated for the Environment Award

Monday, November 24th

17:30-Two Three Years/Couple of Years (84')
By Lydia Konsta (Greece, 2024)
Half a century after the mass migration of Greek workers to Germany, three descendants illuminate the coexistence of two worlds and search for their identity within a changing Europe – far from borders, close to a global consciousness.
Nominated for the Best Greek Film Award & for the Social Sensitivity Award

19:00-Johatsu into thin air/Those Who Became Smoke (86')
By Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori (Germany, Japan, 2024)
Japan: Thousands of people disappear every year without leaving a trace. Known as "Johatsu", or "the evaporated", they abandon their lives for various reasons. The documentary explores the shocking stories behind these "evaporations".
Nominated for the Audience Award.

20:30-Arctic Odyssey/Arctic Odyssey (74')

By Evangelos Rassias (Greece, 2025)
Unit: Tribute to the Environment
Presence of the director
Two friends embark on a gruelling bikepacking expedition in the wild beauty of Norway and, through overcoming their physical and mental limits, discover not only the most magnificent landscapes but also their true selves.
Nominated for the Best Greek Film Award & the Environment Award