CinePortokalia is delighted to screen a Greek film by Andreas Loukakos and
Thodoris Hondrogiannou, «Silence of Pisces,» in the beautiful and always welcoming courtyard of
Agricultural School of Karava.
It is a documentary that reveals the art of Mediterranean fishermen and the
their struggle for survival. It records the fishing industry and the age-old tradition of
fishermen that is in danger of disappearing due to overfishing. He enters the fishing boats and
travels from one end of the Mediterranean to the other, from Kavala to Samos and from
Pantelleria, a small Italian island between Sicily and Tunisia, to Catalonia. There
captures the lives of fishermen, who are in danger of becoming an «endangered species."
disappearance» on the shores where human civilization took its first steps before
for thousands of years.
Although the EU has set a target of ending overfishing by 2020, the Mediterranean is the
The most overfished sea on the planet and fishermen's catches are dwindling
dramatically in this era of climate change. Silence Pisces travels from one end to the other,
in the Mediterranean and depicts the lives of fishermen who, due to failed
politicians, is at risk. Our fishermen open their boats and homes to us, they welcome us
in their daily lives, they show us how their fishing grounds are dwindling with the
As time passes, wages fall and they are often forced to
abandon this traditional profession in order to survive.
Along with the documentary, a short film will also be screened (surprise!).
The film is being screened as part of the CineDoc Island festival, which aims to
screening of documentaries and fiction films in island Greece during
all year round.
Silence Pisces
duration: 70 minutes’
2020
Greece
directed by Andreas Loukakos and Thodoris Hondrogiannos
We look forward to seeing you on Monday, July 18, at 9:00 p.m. – admission is free.
