F E S T I VA L LO C AT I O N S A DIGITAL MAP of screening locations and other points of interest can be found on the SIFF website under the “Attend” tab. Complimentary SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE will be provided to select locations outside of Hermoupolis; please inquire at the festival kiosk for details. Directions to locations outside central Hermoupolis are included below. LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL HERMOUPOLIS PALLAS OUTDOOR CINEMA --> 27 Chiou PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA --> 1 Heros Karaoli and Dimitriou LAOUTARI CAFÉ --> 18 Thermopylon PLASTICO GALLERY --> 9 Parou CIEL BEACH BAR --> Vaporia Dock LOCATIONS OUTSIDE CENTRAL HERMOUPOLIS ANO SYROS AMPHITHEATER --> Ano Syros A 25-minute walk from Hermoupolis. Located 50 meters north of Ano Syros’s upper entrance (“Epano Terma”).
DAILY SCHEDULE
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DELLAGRAZIA DRIVE-IN --> Iras, Posidonia A 20-minute drive from Hermoupolis, heading south along the port and out of town. From the roundabout, take the southward road, Iroon Politechniou. Continuing south, this road may alternatively be called Iras or Eparchiaki Odos Kato Manna – Megalos Gialos. This one road will take you past the towns of Vari and Megalos Gialos, and on toward Posidonia. No turns necessary. As you near Posidonia, the drive-in will be in a field to your left, visible from the road. KOMITO BEACH --> Posidonia A 25-minute drive from Hermoupolis. Follow the posted road signs for Posidonia, or continue as if going to the Drive-In. When Iras terminates at a three-way intersection, just after the Drive-In field, take a left and follow the signs for Komito, or about a kilometer until you arrive at a steep hill that descends to the beach. Parking is possible along the road. “MANOS ELEFTHERIOU” QUARRY --> Hermoupolis A 20-minute walk from Hermoupolis, following port road southward (Akti Ethnikis Antistaseos, which bends right then left to become Nikiforou Mandilara). From the roundabout, take the first exit onto Episkopeiou/Georgiou Papandreou. Walk another 400 meters, looking to follow the signs to the quarry. TARSANAS SHIPYARD --> Iroon Politechniou, Hermoupolis A 20-minute walk from Miaouli Square, following port road southward (Akti Ethnikis Antistaseos, which bends right then left to become Nikiforou Mandilara). From the roundabout, continue south on Iras Politechniou until you pass the “Vidalis” supermarket. Tarsanas will be on your left, easily identifiable by the boats in the shipyard.
POINTS OF INTEREST AGIOS GIORGIS CHURCH --> Upper Entrance, Ano Syros AGIOS NIKOLAOS CHURCH --> Vaporia ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF SYROS --> Miaouli Square, Hermoupolis HERMOUPOLIS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM --> Georgiou Papandreou 11, Hermoupolis HERMOUPOLIS “LAIKI” OPEN MARKET --> Chiou, Hermoupolis HERMOUPOLIS TOWN HALL CAFÉ --> Miaouli Square, Hermoupolis KYVELI INSTITUTE --> 4 Leonidou, Hermoupolis
TUESDAY JULY 16 [1] 20.30 --> PALLAS OUTDOOR CINEMA Opening Remarks
[8] 20.30 --> “MANOS ELEFTHERIOU” QUARRY
Quarry Overload: Performance Night (~190΄) * Featuring Giorgos Xylouris, Ela Orleans, acte vide, Rainer Kohlberger
20.30 --> KOMITO BEACH
Magic Island (live show) (~45΄)
[15] 21.15 --> KOMITO BEACH
Nausicaa — Agnès Varda, France, 1970 (94´)
TIDF — Stranger 2: Shorts Program (69΄) * Screening presented by Wood Lin, TIDF Programming Director and Q&A with Pang-Chuan Huang
[2] 23.00 --> MIAOULI SQUARE
[16] 23.00 --> KOMITO BEACH
21.00 --> PALLAS OUTDOOR CINEMA
Vampyr — Carl Theodor Dreyer, Germany/ France, 1932 (75´) *Live Score by Ela Orleans
00.30 --> CIEL BEACH BAR Opening party
FRIDAY JULY 19 13.00 --> LAOUTARI CAFÉ Discussion with Jem Cohen (Artist in Focus)
[9] 15.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA The Asthenic Syndrome — Kira Muratova, USSR, 1990 (153´)
WEDNESDAY JULY 17 13.00 --> LAOUTARI CAFÉ
Discussion with SIFF and the Taiwan International Documentary Festival * With the participation of Wood Lin, TIDF Programming Director and representatives from Taiwan Film Institute / Taiwan Docs
[3] 15.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA Rainer Kohlberger: Shorts Program (47´) * Filmmaker in Attendance
[4] 18.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA Distorting Walls: Shorts Program (74´)
[10] 18.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA
[11] 20.30 --> DELLAGRAZIA DRIVE–IN The Fear — Kostas Manousakis, Greece, 1966 (116΄) + As to Posterity — Marina Gioti, Greece, 2014 (12΄) * Filmmaker in Attendance + Wake in Fright — Ted Kotcheff, Australia, 1971 (109΄)
13.00 --> LAOUTARI CAFÉ
[6] 15.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA Data Drives: Shorts Program (63΄) * Artists in Attendance: Hypercomf
[7] 18.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA Forensic Architecture: Investigation Presentation and Screening (~75΄) * Presented by Christina Varvia (Deputy Director, FA) and Stefanos Levidis (Field Coordinator for Greece, FA)
02.00 --> KOMITO BEACH
DJ Set with Blue Lagoon and Andreas Palmer
SUNDAY JULY 21 13.00 --> LAOUTARI CAFÉ
Discussion with Eva Stefani (Artist in Focus)
[17] 15.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA Days and Nights with Dimitra K.: Rushes — Eva Stefani, Greece, 2019 (~65΄) * Filmmaker in Attendance
Capturing Nature – Vernacular Vision: Shorts Program (89΄)
SATURDAY JULY 20
Discussion with Rainer Kohlberger (Artist in Focus)
Venus Volcanism & In Atlas (live show) (~60΄)
[18] 18.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA * FREE
Gravity Hill Sound+Image (~100΄) * Featuring Giorgos Xylouris, DJ Rupture, and Jem Cohen
13.00 --> LAOUTARI CAFÉ
00.30 --> KOMITO BEACH
TIDF — Stranger 1: Shorts Program (80΄) * Screening presented by Wood Lin, TIDF Programming Director and Q&A with Pang-Chuan Huang
[5] 21.30 --> TARSANAS SHIPYARD
THURSDAY JULY 18
Xenoi — Deborah Stratman, USA / Greece, 2016 (15΄) + Space Is the Place — John Coney, USA, 1972 (85΄)
Discussion with filmmaker Jessica Sarah Rinland
[12] 15.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA * FREE Capturing Nature – Scaping the Land: Shorts Program (84΄) * Filmmaker in Attendance: Jessica Sarah Rinland
[13] 18.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA Jem Cohen: Shorts Program (69΄) * Filmmaker in Attendance
[19] 21.00 --> ANO SYROS AMPHITHEATER
The Canaries — Yorgos Kyvernitis, Greece, 2019 (17΄) + Athine — Eva Stefani, Greece, 1995 (36’) * Filmmakers in Attendance
[20] 22.30 --> ANO SYROS AMPHITHEATER
Counting — Jem Cohen, USA, 2015 (111΄) * FIlmmaker in Attendance
01.00 --> ANO SYROS Closing Drinks
[14] 20.00 --> PALLAS INDOOR CINEMA * FREE Early Frames – Young Programmers: Shorts Program (75΄) * Screening presented by SIFF 2019 Young Programmers / Filmmaker in Attendance: Yorgos Angelopoulos
FILMS ARTISTS IN FOCUS PERFORMANCES COLLABORATIONS WORKSHOPS
PA R A LLEL E V ENTS GLORY PUGNANT HOLE · BY PUGNANT FILM SERIES SIFF invites Pugnant Film Series to curate a program of short retrospectives of five international filmmakers, screened at a site-specific installation at the Pallas Indoor Cinema. SIFF EXPOSED A retrospective photography exhibition of SIFF by Myrto Tzima is on view at Plastico Gallery during the month of July. SIFF’s happy hour is also held here daily from 19.00–20.00.
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N SIFF’S FESTIVAL KIOSK is located centrally on Miaouli Square. DAILY PASSES (€5), FESTIVAL PASSES (€25) and SIFF merchandise are available there for purchase. DAILY PASSES and FESTIVAL PASSES may also be purchased on-site at individual screenings. Each ticketed program corresponds to a SCREENING NUMBER. To enter a program, you must have the appropriately numbered ticket, which can be obtained as part of a DAILY PASS or FESTIVAL PASS. Please refer to the screening schedule for individual program numbers. Performances, discussions, and select screenings are FREE OF CHARGE. Screenings 12 and 18 comprise the tribute “Capturing Nature,” which is implemented by the Operational Program “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning,” and co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund) and Greek National Funds. The film tribute has free admission and is accessible to people with disabilities. All films are screened with GREEK and ENGLISH subtitles unless otherwise stated. Discussions at Laoutari Café will be held in English. Complimentary beer and wine from our beverage sponsors, NISSOS and SYROS WINERY, are available at select outdoor screenings. Τhe complete festival CATALOG is available for purchase at SIFF’s kiosk. For additional detailed information on all screenings and films, please see SIFF’s website: syrosfilmfestival.org
ON SYROS Our local travel partner, VASSILIKOS TRAVEL (+30 22810 84444) can be of assistance in booking ferry travel and car rentals while on the island. In partnership with its favorite local spots, SIFF offers pass holders a discount. Pass holders must show their pass when ordering in order to receive this discount: APANO CHORA --> Ano Syros (20% discount) AMVIX --> Hermoupolis (15% discount) DJANGO’S ICE CREAM AND BURGER LAB --> Hermoupolis (20% discount) KYVERNIO --> Posidonia (20% discount) LA BELLE EPOQUE --> Hermoupolis (20% discount) MAZI --> Hermoupolis (15% discount) PLASTICO GALLERY --> Hermoupolis (10% discount) SAN MICHALI --> San Michalis (20% discount)