Yiannis Karapiperidis

Every year, in July, the Pelion Festival gathers students and high-profile teachers of classical music from all over the world. Seminars are organized and concerts are given in one of Greece’s most picturesque landscapes: Mount Pelion and Zagora village. This invaluable event is run thanks to the devotion of a five-member family, without any financial support whatsoever from the official state. This is a film featuring skillful musicians, plenty of food and lots of cellos!

As Yorgos Papalios trains for the Athens Marathon, his remarkable life unfolds – from shipping dynasties and revolutionary Cuba to the shaping of Greek cinema and cultural policy – revealing a personal journey that echoes the modern history of Greece.