'Mauthausen' Trailer

MAUTHAUSEN
Greece, 2023, 91 min, World Premiere

Directors: Panagiotis Kountouras, Aristarchos Papadaniel
Writers: Iakovos Kambanellis, Aristarchos Papadaniel
Producers: Aristarchos Papadaniel, Panagiotis Papadaniel
Cinematographer: Panagiotis Kountouras, Romnick Palo
Editor: Panagiotis Kountouras, Aristarchos Papadaniel
Music: Mikis Theodorakis
Key Cast: Aristarchos Papadaniel, Aris Zervas, Tasos Pappas-Petridis, Thisvi Vourliotaki, Panagiotis Kountouras, Xenia Alexandrovna, Stavroula Milona, Avigdor (Viktor) Neumann

A poetic documentary based on Mikis Theodorakis’s & Iakovos Kambanellis’s “MAUTHAUSEN cantata” new interpretation by Aristarchos Papadaniel (voice) & Aris Zervas (cello) and the original handwritten unpublished text for a film shooting “Travelogue to Mauthausen - May 1988” by the concentration camp survivor and founder of the modern Greek post-war theatre Iakovos Kambanellis. The new MAUTHAUSEN recordings were the last official releases published with the permission of the world-renowned Greek composer and political activist Mikis Theodorakis (ZORBA, Z) just one month before his passing on September 02, 2021. Iakovos Kambanellis’s unpublished text, was written during his visit and concert in Mauthausen Liberation and Commemoration Ceremony ‘88, coming now to life in its natural place -Mauthausen Memorial, Austria 2022- for the first time.

The audio-visual project MAUTHAUSEN was co-financed by the German Federal Foreign Office from the German-Greek Future Fund.

Panagiotis Kountouras was born in Thessaloniki/Greece in 1991. After graduating with honors from the School of Fine Arts - Film Studies Department (AUTH), he continued his studies at the University of West Macedonia (MEd in Script Writing for Film & Television). His work mainly focuses on human behaviour and reveals ubiquitous absence, diversity, and solitude.

Aristarchos Papadaniel is an author, artist, and visual communication designer. Awarded director/performer and co-creator of the first Greek educational animated TV series and creator of book series. Co-founder of creative studio Syllipsis and ASIFA Hellas founding member. The last performer of Mikis Theodorakis's music.

*2023, Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, World Premiere