Special events
(VERY MUCH open to the public) 

FILM Screening
Sunday ​June 29

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​Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Floods

The documentary "Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Floods" (92΄), by Angelos Rallis (2023) will be screened at 9pm on Sunday June 29, 2025, at the Neochori Cultural Center in collaboration with the documentary festival CineDoc Volos. The event has been co-organized by the Region of Thessaly - PE Magnesia and Sporades.

Summary: Navigating the endangered islands of dangerously inflated Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh, the documentary highlights the brave struggle of 12-year-old Afrin to survive. When her house is finally submerged by the by flooding, Afrin is displaced on her raft to the teeming metropolis of Dhaka, where she will search for her father among the countless displaced by climate crisis. Afrin embarks on her coming-of-age journey as she confronts the mysteries of a sinking world.

Book presentation
MONDAY June 30 

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​Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis
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Tao Leigh Goffe​

FILM screening
WedNesday July 3


Foragers (2022, 64')
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Directed and Produced by: Jumana Manna
Foragers (2022) is a poetic and polemical film exploring the politics of Palestinian foraging under Israeli law​, challenging colonial definitions of land, legality, and belonging, directe​d by Jumana Manna (64', English subtitles).

The film will be introduced by  will take place at the Neochori Cultural Center at 9pm.​
Introduced by Agata Lisiak

More info: https://jumanamanna.com/Foragers