10th Syros International Film Festival (SIFF)

The Syros International Film Festival (SIFF) returns July 28–31, celebrating its 10th anniversary in the capital of the Cyclades with an edition packed with film screenings, audiovisual performances, installations, workshops, as well as an innovative audiovisual project to celebrate
the occasion.

As each year, SIFF utilizes the cultural heritage of Syros in unexpected ways by carrying out screenings and public programs in selected parts of the island that enter into dialogue with the history of the place. From the open-air Pallas cinema to the emblematic Apollo theater, and from the unique aesthetic of the Tarsanas shipyard to the popular drive-in cinema in Dellagrazia, SIFF is expanding this year to several surprise locations celebrating 10 productive years in cooperation with local communities, as well as experimenting with different tools and viewing environments highlighting the island’s cultural and natural heritage.

The edition’s theme, Topos, focuses on the local identity of Syros as an integral part of the dynamic creative process of SIFF, experiencing artistic works in a context that is defined by the characteristic landscape of Syros, and collaborations that work across traditional geographical
borders. The selected theme proposes an alternative perspective, beyond the confines of large urban centers, where islands and other so-called “peripheral” areas emerge as places of contemporary artistic creation.

SIFF’s program at the Apollon Theater includes:
Friday, July 29, 2022
APOLLON THEATER, HERMOUPOLIS
18:00

YOU SHALL NOT DISBAND US
Jazra Khaleed, Greece, 2022, 11′
Moments of class warfare in Syros during the early 20th century.
Produced in the context of Alternate Paths, a public walking workshop organized by SIFF that
invites participants to encounter under-explored sites on Syros selected by a guest artist.
Filmmaker in attendance.

Saturday, July 30, 2022
APOLLON THEATER, HERMOUPOLIS

18:00

Peripheral Vision 2022
Screening and discussion of selected projects produced over the course of the 2022 Peripheral
Vision workshop organized by SIFF, with the participation of Tamer El Said (Cimatheque –
Alternative Film Center, Cairo), Ayman Nahle (UMAM Documentation & Research, Beirut),
Alexandra Saliba (NAIAS, Syros), and Jacob Moe (Archipelago Network, Syros).

Sunday, July 31, 2022
APOLLON THEATER, HERMOUPOLIS
18:00

Syros: Transtopia
Celebrating the decades of activism, art-making and eco-rebellion of Teos Romvos and Chara
Pelekanou, this conversation takes up Syros as a focal point for, and portal onto an international
flow of people and ideas.
With the participation of Teos Romvos, Chara Pelekanou, and Nadja Argyropoulou

21:00

Live performance: Panos Alexiadis
Panos Alexiadis is a sound artist mainly working with electronics and magnetic tape. His approach
to sound lies between composition and improvisation, all merged in long form built structures of
synthetic and acoustic textures, evolving a sense of wandering in an introverted semi – abstract
sound environment.

As part of the Peripheral Vision 2022 workshop, an installation conceived by Ayman Nahle
(UMAM Documentation & Research) is on display from July 29–31, 11:00–14:00 at the
Apollon Theater. Free admission.

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Co-organization: Municipality of Syros – Hermoupolis