Kristos, the last child
Community screening of KRISTOS, THE LAST CHILD, the documentary that won Best Documentary Orpheus Award in 2024 and warmed our hearts with sympathy for its young hero.
Of the thirty inhabitants of Arki, a windswept island in Greece’s Dodecanese, Kristos is the last remaining child. He is ten, and he is the only pupil of his teacher Maria, who devotes herself to him. Kristos will start his final year of elementary school soon. To finish compulsory education, he needs to leave Arki and move to a larger island. His family, however, cannot afford this expense and his father wants him to become a shepherd, a profession passed down the family for generations. Maria cannot accept this situation and is determined to find a solution to further his education.
Free event
Thursday, May 1: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 5761 E Colorado St, Long Beach; doors open at 6:30 pm, screening at 7 pm.
Venue
5761 E. Colorado Street Long Beach, CA 90814