{"id":20806,"date":"2026-06-08T16:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akropoditi.com\/dancefest\/?post_type=mec-events&p=20806"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:58:41","slug":"pre-event-screening-the-stuff-we-are-made-of-siamak-etemadi","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/akropoditi.com\/dancefest\/en\/events\/pre-event-screening-the-stuff-we-are-made-of-siamak-etemadi\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-event | screening: The Stuff We Are Made Of \u2013 Siamak Etemadi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greece – Iran
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The screening will be followed by an open discussion with the audience.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Aris, a young quadriplegic psychology student, begins his undergraduate thesis on the stereotypes surrounding the sexuality of people with disabilities \u2014 a research project that gradually evolves into a five-year personal journey. Seeking answers about desire, intimacy, and sexuality, Aris meets people who transform his perspective: from Katerina Vrana to Dimitris Zorzos, Greece\u2019s first professional sexual assistant, from young couples taking their first steps in a relationship to lifelong partners who have experienced the loss of loved ones.
\n<\/span>Moving from a personal quest to a collective exploration of desire and sexuality, the film challenges established perceptions and expands the boundaries of what is considered desirable \u2014 and who is considered capable of desire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director\u2019s Note
\n<\/strong>\u201cI met Aris six years ago during a small film project about disability and sports. As we traveled together for the shoots, he told me about his thesis \u2014 a study exploring the stereotypes surrounding the sexual lives of people with disabilities in Greece. It quickly became clear that his research was deeply personal: a way of confronting his own fears and questions. As I listened to him, I realized how many of these anxieties were universal. His disability acted as a magnifying lens for insecurities we all carry. From those conversations, the idea for this film was born.
\n<\/span>What is it that we fall in love with? A \u2018perfect\u2019 body? A beautiful mind? A scent, a presence, an unpretentious vitality? What is love, and who has access to it? Is it a right or a gift? In Greek mythology and culture, love has long been portrayed as a paralyzing force \u2014 a state that equalizes everyone, dissolving differences and placing us all in the same vulnerable position: that of being in love.
\n<\/span>The film follows Aris from his graduation onward, on a more personal journey as he meets people whose experience of disability has shaped their romantic and sexual lives. Among them are Dimitris Zorzos, the first Greek sexual assistant for people with disabilities; Giorgos and Elli, an inter-abled couple whose love story spans three decades and two continents; and Katerina Vrana, one of Greece\u2019s best-known stand-up comedians, who has woven her disability into the core of her comedy. With each encounter, another piece of the puzzle falls into place.
\n<\/span>The film does not seek definitive answers. Instead, it asks what it means to love, to desire, and ultimately, to be human: fragile, vulnerable, yet full of life and desire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Siamak Etemadi, Director<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration:<\/strong>\u00a0 98\u00a0<\/span>min.<\/p>\n

in co-organization with the Galvanize Projection Group<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Credits
\nFeaturing: <\/strong>Aris Katsoulis, Konstantina Alexandridou, Giorgos Christakis, Elli Bogiaki, Gogo Roukoutaki, Theano Konta, Mariza Terzopoulou, Gerald Stakaj, Katerina Vrana, Dimitris Zorzos
\n<\/span>A production by AEGOS FILMS
\n<\/span>Directed & Produced by:<\/strong> SIAMAK ETEMADI<\/span>
\n<\/span>Co-produced with:<\/strong> EKKOMED, ERT, AVE S.A., with the participation of HERETIC
\n<\/span>Screenplay:<\/strong> SIAMAK ETEMADI, PANOS VOUTSARAS<\/span>
\n<\/span>Editing:<\/strong> PANOS VOUTSARAS<\/span>
\n<\/span>Music:<\/strong> MANOS MYLONAKIS<\/span>
\n<\/span>Research:<\/strong> LEFTERIS KATSOULIS<\/span>
\n<\/span>Story:<\/strong> SIAMAK ETEMADI
\n<\/span>Production Management: <\/strong>ANDRIANA THEOCHARI, DIANNA VASILEIOU, AFRODITI KATERINOPOULOU
\n<\/span>Sound Recording:<\/strong> <\/span>PANAGIOTIS PAPAGIANNOPOULOS, MANOLIS MAKRIDAKIS
\n<\/span>Sound Mixing:<\/strong> KOSTAS VARYMPOPIOTIS<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sound Design:<\/strong> VALIA TSEROU
\n<\/span>Image Post-Production Services:<\/strong> AN MAR FILM LAB<\/span>
\n<\/span>Color Grading:<\/strong> VIOLETA KYRIAKOU<\/span>
\n<\/span>Poster Design:<\/strong> GIANNIS GRIVAKOS
\n<\/span>Executive Producers: <\/strong>ARIS KATSOULIS, THOMAS ROUMPAS
\n<\/span>Associate Producer:<\/strong> ANDRIANA THEOCHARI
\n<\/span>Distribution:<\/strong> Tanweer Alliances S.A.
\n<\/span>Impact Producers: <\/strong>ANDRIANA THEOCHARI, SIAMAK ETEMADI
\n<\/span>Impact Campaign Partners:<\/strong> <\/span>NEANIKO PLANO
\n<\/span>Accessibility Services:<\/strong> <\/span>NEANIKO PLANO<\/span><\/p>\n

Trailer:\u00a0<\/b>https:\/\/youtu.be\/BN9b4nFFvOg<\/a><\/p>\n

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