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   Meet the Craftsmen   (R)   
Documentary / Traditions


Year of production: (2022)




A series of 12 original half-hour documentaries, presenting traditional arts and techniques in the 21st century, filmed in various parts of Greece. The young protagonist Christos Zacharof travels from Corfu and Paramythia to Lesvos and Patmos, Geraki, Laconia and Lagkadia, Arcadia, to Alexandroupoli and the villages in the Rhodope mountains, places where economically viable traditional professions are still practiced, most of which are included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.
Christos attempts to learn the secrets of marble craftsmanship, wooden shipbuilding, silversmithing, or knitting in the places where they are practiced, working alongside the craftsmen. Along with Christos, the viewer of the documentary also experiences the struggle, difficulties, and peculiarities of each art!

Today: "Traditional Instrument Making: Greek Bagpipes"

If someone searched at the beginning of the millennium for all kinds of askavlos in Greece, he would hardly find them. And he certainly wouldn't find a luthier to repair it. Since then, a lot of water has entered the groove and the sound of the Pontic vase, the ascomandura and the bagpipe has become almost fashionable in traditional music. In this episode of 'Meet the Craftsmen'', Ira visits the workshop of Serapheim Marmaridis at the foot of Paikos and is initiated into the secrets of the complex construction of this pastoral wind instrument with the rousing sound. He will reflect on the primitive and authentic character of the instrument and, of course, listen to good music.




Lead Actor: Christos Zacharof
Direction - Concept: Grigoris Vardarinos
Screenplay - Scientific Collaborator: Filippos Mandilaras
Production Management: Ioanna Douka
Director of Photography: Giannis Simos
Cinematography: Michalis Kalidonis
Sound Recording: Manos Tsolakidis
Editing - Color Grading: Michalis Kaligeris
Music Composition - Sound Design: Georgios Mouchtaris
Opening Titles - Graphics: Panagiotis Giorgakas
Sound Mixing: Simos Lazaridis
Costume Designer for Christos: Konstantina Mardiki
Electrician: Giorgos Tsesmentzis
Production Secretariat: Konstantina Lampropoulou


https://www.ertflix.gr/en/series/ser.219358-45-mastoroi-kai-60-mathetades


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