The Keepers of Manari

Fiction | 2023 | Col | 19m

Summary

Once a large farming community, Manari is now home to only eleven people who are all in their eighties and nineties.

Vaso Aggelopoulou (90) and Vaso Voutiritsas (96), lifelong friends and residents of Manari, cannot imagine living anywhere else. Vaso A. holds all the keys in the village, including those to the churches, the town hall, and the closed kafeteria (local cafe). Vaso V. is the social glue of the community and always manages to watch over her fellow choriki (villagers). Together, they are the keepers of Manari.

Though Manari has been the place they have cherished for decades, today they find themselves at a difficult crossroads. Who will take care of the village after they are gone?

Director: Alexandra Siambekos
Type: Fiction
Year of completion: 2023
Country of origin: United States

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