“Above the borders” – Sokratis Romilios, Greece, 2020, 11’18”

Synopsis: The story takes place on a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, which receives thousands of refugees every day. Elli is a young girl who falls in love with a refugee from Syria. But soon she begins to face the xenophobia, racism and prejudice of the inhabitants of the island, since this relationship is judged by many as inappropriate. She will be called upon to choose between social imperatives and freedom.

Title: Above the borders
Director: Sokratis Romilios
Writer: Sokratis Romilios
Key cast: Christina Mathioulaki, Panos Boras, Maria Eleutheriadi, Elena Tsounou