Tou Odyssea: To Vlemma

As A. travels through Albania, Macedonia, Romania, and finally into a besieged Sarajevo, his search for the "first gaze" of cinema becomes a metaphor for:

: Reclaiming a lost purity of vision before the region was fractured by modern wars and ideologies. To vlemma tou Odyssea

The story follows "A.," a Greek filmmaker living in exile in the United States, who returns to his homeland and embarks on a journey across the war-torn Balkans. His mission is to find three lost, undeveloped film reels from the early 20th century—the legendary first footage captured by the , the region's cinema pioneers. His mission is to find three lost, undeveloped

: It remains a profound exploration of how history and memory are captured—and often lost—through the lens of a camera. Watch a visual meditation on the cinematic style

: The film won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.

Watch a visual meditation on the cinematic style and atmosphere of Theo Angelopoulos:

: Navigating the fluid and often painful borders of the Balkan and Greek identity.