Don’t Break My Stones
Greece, 2021, 18min, US Premiere
Director/writer: Katerina Patroni
Producer: Routes in Marpissa Nonprofit Association
Cinematographer: Christos Nikolareas
Editor: Alexis Falantas
Music: Vaggelis Fabas
A Documentary about the katikés* of Paros island, Cyclades, Greece. Four people share their stories and memories from their katikés; the residences outside the main island settlements, around which Parians housed their productive agricultural activities and livestock farming.
Katerina Patroni studied Filmmaking at E. Hadjikou Film School – Athens, The London International Film School – London and the National Film and Television School – Beaconsfiel and Hellenic Culture and Civilization in Athens, post-graduate studies in Theology. Has written and Directed fiction and documentaries and taught filmmaking at Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, The American University of Athens, and the State School of Drama of Nothern Greece etc.
2022, Chania Film Festival
2022, Kalamata Short Docs Festival
2022, Mediterranean Film Festival, Cannes
2022, Stockholm City Film Festival
2022, Ethnografilm Festival Paris