YAMA
Just like fire spreading, what starts as a small children’s lie can end up as a poor neighbourhood’s racist fight. And what we know from history, what starts as local territorial disputes can end up as a world war. Nationalism, racism, neo-Nazism, war, catastrophes, imperialism, still rule the world as we know it. War is just one fire away.
Independence Day in Athens. Everybody celebrates the 200 years since the Greek Revolution. Not everybody. A girl is not allowed to play with the boys. Neither is a small boy, an immigrant’s son. The girl lights a small fire and tells a small lie about the boy. Small racist lies easily get out of control. So do small racist fires.
Director: Andreas Vakalios
Greece, 2022
15:00 min | trailer
Andreas Vakalios was born in Budapest, Hungary and was raised in Athens, Greece. He studied Digital Arts (MFA) at the Athens School of Fine Arts. He is a Talents Sarajevo alumnus and a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship Award recipient. His short film "Mila" was awarded Best Greek Film by the Greek Film Critics‘ Association among 9 other awards and 30 international film festivals. He lives in Athens.
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YAMA
Independence Day in Athens. A girl is not allowed to play with the boys. Neither is a small boy, an immigrant’s son. The girl lights a small fire and tells a small lie about the boy. Small lies easily get out of control. So do small racist fires....