Just few months after their reopening, two legendary Athenian movie theaters, Alkyonida New Star art cinema and Studio New Star art cinema are hosting a 6-days (February 19-25) film festival on the WW2 Greek National Resistance. 

Organized by New Star distribution company, the already running festival is honoring the funding anniversaries of the United Pan-Hellenic Youth Organization (EPON) and the Greek Liberating Army (ELAS), focuses on National Resistance, the people’s fight for national independence and the struggle for a different future.

The programme is comprised of 11 powerful feature films and documentaries made by those who fought in the resistance:

Birds in the Mire (2008), Life on the Rocks (2009) & To Theatro sto Vouno (1985) by Alida Dimitriou 

There Was No Other Way by Stavros Psyllakis (2009) 

Captain Kemal, a Comrade by Fotos Lambrinos (2009) 

Greek Civil War (1997) & Hands Up, Hitler (1962) by Roviros Manthoulis 

What did you do in the war, Thanassi? by Dinos Katsouridis (1971)

Oli sto Vouno (2015) by Alexandros Papailiou

Kalavryta – People and Shadows by Elias Giannakakis (2014) d

The Chronicle of a Disaster by Chrysa Tzelepi & Akis Kersanidis (2013) d

A music concert is taking place on February 25, hosting numerous Greek musicians and singers, honoring the rebel and National Resistance fighter and composer Panos Tzavellas. The concert will be the National Resistance Film Festival’s final act, concluding the event.