Honourable mention for the short film “Deep Outside” by Alexis Tsiamoglou

The short film documentary “Deep Outside”, a collaboration between the 3^rd School Prison of Diavata and the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program “Art and the Public Sphere” was awarded an Honorable Mention during the 2^nd Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis (KISFFO). It is also an official selection of the 7^th Thessaloniki Cinedance International (TCI).

Deep Outside is a video dance documentary that follows an educational program delivered at a prison school in Diavata, Thessaloniki (GR) during the years 2023 and 2024 . It attempts to reveal how dance and art education programs promote rehabilitation and a sense of agency among incarcerated individuals. Through movement, collaborative art projects and personal stories, the prison’s students challenge their own self- and pre-conceptions.

The documentary sheds light on the power of dance and art to empower and inspire within the margins of society. We witness students transforming from subjects “in need of correction” to human beings with aspirations and dreams.

editing and direction Alexis Tsiamoglou

set and poster design Vaggelis Arvanitis
script Vaggelis Arvanitis, Anna- Alkinoi Miliopoulou
music Sonny Touch, Dimos Vryzas
artistic collaborator Lia Yoka

Excerpts of the film can be found in vimeo (https://vimeo.com/972794700).