Panayotis Kallianis :
A poet in the olive grove
11m23s • Olive grower • West Mani, Greece • 2024
Portrait of Panagiotis Kallianis who shares with us a fragment of his life in the hills where he grew up. Divided between the harshness of work in the olive grove and the tenderness of his poems.
Maël Miranda :
L'âme affûtée
06m37s • Knife maker • Drôme, France • 2026
In the Valouse Valley, in Drôme, the death knell of pure iron rings out.
If you listen closely, you might hear the song of the ancient blacksmiths.
From a very young age, Maël took up these notes to compose his own score.
Unfettered, he explored the rigours of his craft to elevate it to the status of art.
Just as alchemy reminds lead that it is gold, Maël reminds the knife that it is a tool.
And what makes a good cook is, above all, a good tool.
Stefanos Michalis - Living Greek Wine
05m48s • Wine maker • Anafi, Greece • 2025
Portrait of a young winemaker from Anafi, a small wild Island of the cyclades. Taught by the iconic figure in greek natural wine Haridimos hatzidakis he perpetuates to practice the art of wild vine cultivation and traditional pressing.Devoted to his adopted land, he roams its remotest parts like a mad goat to take care of vineyards that require exceptional courage to cultivate.
Next screening : Paris, 28.11.2026
Lumen
05m05s • Artistic project • Mani, Greece • 2026
Jean-Yves Sebillotte :
L'oiseau de Feu
18m00s • Pianist • Paris, France • 2026
In a few images, the life, the present, and the future of a pianist who has devoted his soul to this instrument. A unique moment in life heralds the beginning of an inevitable journey: to evolve. As a new chapter in his relationship with the piano dawns, a blend of diverse experiences and influences comes together in perfect harmony. A gift for our ears and our hearts. More about Jean-Yves Sebillotte.
Gaeia Sanskrit :
Alone with One
09m31s • Singer • Mani, Greece • 2025
This film has come to life at the edge of Greece where stand wild coasts of Mani.
It started with a friendly glance in the early morning, a conversation by the last lights of the day, an adventure and letting the laws of nature guiding this journey.
Gaiea shares how nurturing loneliness allows songs to come and why that's a key to embody her role on earth : a vibrational channel.
Ocean, wind, red soil & sun, all the elements reunited to give space to the 5th one: the great spirit. The most beautiful silence is the one you listen to...
Duong Le Thai :
Une vie à deux mains
07m07s • Artist • Mantes-La-Jolie, France • 2026
A look at the dual life of a man who straddles the worlds of orthopaedic surgery and contemporary sculpture. The hands take centre stage, showcased through the masterful handling of the material – whether clay or flesh.
About
Aeraki Films is an audiovisual project led by Maelig Sebillotte, a french filmmaker and photographer. Focusing on the creation of films for organisations, projects, artists, individuals and businesses, keen to tell their story through a documentary approach.
The idea was born in the spirit of Greece with the film A Poet in the Olive Grove, highlighting the life of an olive grower, paradoxically torn between the harshness of his labor in the field and the gentleness of his poems full of wisdom.
These portraits of men and women in their raw reality reveal their elusive essence, their quiet wisdom and their precious traditions - these invisible rays that make our world rooted in meaningful silences, poetry, talent, love, and humanity.
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