Lenaki, The Curse of Fire
Greece, 2024, 72 min, US Premiere 

Director: Dimitris Indares
Writer: Dimitris Indares
Producer: Dimitris Indares, Photini Oikonomopoulou, Vassiliki Patrouba
Key Cast: Kimona Venieri-Vassilaki, People Of Livartzi Village, Achaïa And Mostenitsa /Orini Ilias
Cinematographer: Dimitris Katsaïtis
Editor: Dimitris Indares
Music: Nefeli Beri
Animation: Lydia Venieri

The forgotten case of the arson of an ancestral tower in Peloponnese, Greece, comes to light with the discovery of a manuscript. The interreligious romance between Eleni and Elmaz-aga, close to the 1821 uprising against the Ottomans, and a parental curse, haunt the history of the family and of the village alike. The folk song of Eleni drives to the awakening of a past that resembles a fairytale.

In this docu-drama by Dimitris Indares based on his 2021 essay, "Lenaki, two fires and two curses", he illusrates the narrative with interviews, drama, and animations by Lydia Venieri