Marika...Why Be Afraid?

Saturday, September 17 at 17:00

Art kino Croatia

Director: Matthaios Frantzeskakis

Producer: Cultural Organisation of Crete

Country of origin: Greece, 2021

Runtime: 15'

SUMMARY

On the fifth day of the Battle of Crete, Saturday 24 of May 1941, three Germans pass by the village of Kakopetros in the Municipality of Platanias, Chania, and approach the home of Antonis Loufardakis, located next to a creek below the central street.
Without any reason at all, they enter their home and kill with automatic weapons five women and a two-year old child. Five-year old Maria witnessed everything, while remained hidden under the bed. Maria shares with us her story and remembers her father saying: Marika… why be afraid?!.

Director Biography

He was born in Chania where he grew up. He studied mathematics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has studied journalism, culture unit management, cinema and social economy management. Since 1995 he has taught in formal and informal education structures. He has worked in print, radio and television. Since 2002 he has been running the Cultural Society of Crete, the opinion and culture newspaper "Compass of the City" and the homonymous publications. Since 2000 he has been involved in cinema and especially in its educational dimension. He has participated in the production of important documentaries, educational films, books as well as in the organization of dozens of events. Director of the Chania FilmFestival (https://www.chaniafilmfestival.com), and the Chania Film Festival in Education https://cff-e-edu.gr/

ISTRA FILM presents HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL

Program manager and director TIHA MODRIĆ

Producers TIHA MODRIĆ & DEJAN BOJC

Video production ROBERT KALČIĆ & IGOR MODRIĆ

Designer ROBERT KRANČIĆ

Photography RINO GROPUZZO

Graphic & web design GRAFIK, Rijeka