Understanding Greece: Pedion tou Areos as an open-air cinema

Pedion tou Areos is once again transformed into an open-air cinema, as part of the “Plásmata 3” exhibition organized by the Onassis Foundation Stegi from May 27 to June 15, 2025. This year’s event includes film screenings of feature and short films, offering the public a unique open-air cinema experience in the center of Athens.

Admission to all screenings and activities of the exhibition is free. The program of screenings and other events may be announced gradually, so it is recommended to follow the official announcements of the Onassis Foundation Stegi for more information at the link below.

See the full screening schedule in detail

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

20:15 | Prologue by director Konstantina Kotzamani

20:30 | “Washingtonia” by Konstantina Kotzamani (Greece, 2014, 24′)

21:00 | “The Wizard of Oz” by Victor Fleming (USA, 1939, 101′)

Friday, May 30, 2025

20.15 | Prologue by director Effie Pappa

20:30 | “Destino” by Dominique Monféry (USA, 2003, 7′)

20:40 | “The Hunter” by Effie Pappa (United Kingdom, 2014, 3′)

20:45 | “Flow – The Cat Who Wasn’t Afraid of Water” by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, 2024, 85′)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

20:15 | Foreword by director Giorgos Zois

20:30 | “Third Kind” by Giorgos Zois (Greece, 2018, 32′)

21:05 | “The Fifth Element” by Luc Besson (France, 1997, 126′)

Friday, June 6, 2025

20:15 | Foreword by Aris Kaplanidis and Ilias Roumeliotis

20:30 | “From the Balcony” by Aris Kaplanidis and Ilias Roumeliotis (Greece, 2020, 13′)

20:45 | “Builders, Housewives and the Construction of Modern Athens” by Tasos Langis & Yiannis Gaitanidis (Greece, 2021, 87′)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

20:15 | Foreword by director Despina Kourti

20:30 | “Numb” by Despina Kourti (Greece, 2024, 20′)

20:50 | “Wasted Youth” by Argyris Papadimitropoulos (Greece, 2011, 122′)

Friday, June 13, 2025

20:15 | Foreword by Andrea Gatopoulos

20:30 | “The Eggregores’ Theory” by Andrea Gatopoulos (Italy, 2024, 15′)

20:45 | “My Neighbor Totoro: The Adventures of Totoro” by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1988, 86′)

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