This film is a cultural bridge between a Greek Karagiozis performer and a Chinese shadow theatre master, an art form believed to have originated in China over 2,000 years ago. The documentary was born out of the director’s personal desire to revisit his childhood memories and trace the origins of Karagiozis, the iconic figure of Greek shadow theatre, which had captivated him from a young age.

Director: Konstantinos Potamianos

Konstantinos Potamianos was born in Patras in 2005 and became interested in cinema at an early age. His first short documentary “The Call of the Lighthouses” premiered in 2022. He has since remained actively engaged in documentary directing and cinematography, building a filmography that includes several short films, including “Behind the Shadows” (China, 2025) and “Abandoned Dorms” (Greece, 2025). He is also a drummer and has collaborated with the Athens State Orchestra in 2024 on an adapted performance of George Gershwin’s Concerto for Jazz Piano Trio and Symphony Orchestra. He is currently studying at the Department of Digital Arts and Cinema at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, exploring ways to combine different artistic disciplines and approaches through cinema.