ARGIRIS KARAGIORGAS
FILMOGRAPHY
I have produced and directed the feature-length documentary film "While you can still learn about stone", which was screened at the 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. I have also produced and directed the documentary short "Gruapa di katrani", as well as videos for online and social media.
WHILE YOU CAN STILL LEARN ABOUT STONE
An exploration of the traditional craft of stonemasonry at Tzoumerka, in a narrative which moves around the people of the 2-month Craftsmen apprenticeship and the 12-day Stonemasonry Workshop, which the Itinerant Workshop for the Traditional Building Techniques ''Boulouki'', a group of four young architects and one civil engineer, realized in the area of Plaka.
The documentary made its World Premiere at the 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
GRUAPA DI KATRANI
The three-day hands-on workshop ‘Gruapa di katrani’ on the traditional technology of pine tar production took place between the 16-18 July 2021 in Vovousa, eastern Zagori and was co-organised by Boulouki and Vovousa Festival
The workshop ‘Gruapa di katrani’ was implemented as part of the project 'PINE TAR AND LIME KILNS' Forest kilns for the traditional production of pine tar and lime in Epirus region, which is funded by and holds under the Aegis of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Hellenic Republic.
The documentary short was created for Boulouki | Itinerant Workshop on Traditional Building Techniques.
BANDIS BOUGATSA
A demo of the documentary series on craftsmen of Thessaloniki I am working on. In this episode, featuring Philippos Bandis, a traditional handmade bougatsa maker.
7TH THESSALONIKI PRIDE
The 7th Thessaloniki Pride that took place in 2018 was dedicated to family, with the slogan “A Family Thing”. The video "What does family mean to you?" centers on the responses of Pride participants regarding the concept of family in their lives and documenting the overall message that arises.
The video was published in a feature article on parallaximag.gr:
https://parallaximag.gr/thessaloniki/ti-simainei-gia-sena-oikogeneia-to-thessaloniki-pride-apanta
CREATION / LITERATURE / RECYCLING
The association "Filoi Tis Neas Paralias" held the Clothing Exhibition "Creation / Literature / Recycling" in Bezesteni, in June 2021. The exhibition showcased clothing made from recycled materials, inspired by the subject of Literature, that had been featured in the event "Nea Paralia Nea Pasarela 6 / Recycling Only". The exhibition was co-organized by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki City. This was the promotional video for the exhibition and was featured on social media.