Roots (Rizes)
Documentary, 27΄, 2019
Synopsis: Α documentary about the daily life of elderly women who live alone in remote villages of Epirus. A timeless cinematic approach built around the metaphysics of female existence, as it emerges out of the wilderness. Women, through their particular relationship with time, narrate inner dialogues and stories from the past, along with beloved song lyrics. They are the last living guardians of memory of those particular places.
Eliza Soroga, Aegli Drakou
Eliza Soroga is a performance artist and director from Athens, Greece. She holds an MA in Performance Making (Goldsmiths University of London) and in Cultural Theory (National University of Athens). She has trained in Jacques Lecoq’s physical theatre technique and butoh dance. Her documentary “Roots”, co directed with Aegle Drakou, was screened at the 21rst International Thessaloniki Film Festival, 5th Tribute of Greek Documentary, International Documentary Festival West Side Mountains, 4th International Documentary Festival ‘Beyond Borders’ and 7th International AegeanDocs Festival.