Long-distance runner Giorgos Stamoulis greets us with “Karibu”—meaning “Welcome” in Swahili, the language of Kenya! The documentary “”KARIBU: Giorgos Stamoulis”” follows him to Iten, Kenya, where he trains alongside some of the world’s top athletes.
The film invites us into the dream of an athlete striving for distinction, while also unveiling Kenyan culture and the network of people supporting him along the way.
With the Swahili welcome “”Karibu,”” Giorgos invites us on his own journey, navigating between his studies in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Thessaly in Lamia, his training sessions with Panellinios Gymnastics Association in Athens, and his training in Iten, at an altitude of about 2,500 meters in north-central Kenya, where Olympic and World Champions train. The distance between everyday life and the dream is bridged through the support of a “”chain”” of people—family, coaches, professors, friends and fellow athletes, who stand by him every step of the way.
From Lamia to Athens, and from there to the mountains of Kenya and Evrytania, “”KARIBU: Giorgos Stamoulis”” is not a journey into the “”industry”” of sports, but into the personal journey of a young man fighting to make his dream a reality.
Karibu! Welcome to his pursuit of a dream!
KARIBU: Giorgos Stamoulis
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KARIBU: Giorgos Stamoulis
Graduate of the School of Fine Arts, member of the Union of Editors of Greece and of the International Federation of Journalists, he has been activated in his own media since 2009. In 2006 and 2007 he had the position of the artistic director of the Panhellenic Exhibition of Modern Art Belle Arte Lamia and since 2008 he has been the artistic director of the Oitis Festival. He directed the performances “”Annabel””, “”Frida: My life”” and “”Llorona”” under the auspices of the Greek National Museum of Contemporary Art.
He is the scriptwriter and producer of the short film: 2022, “Satonella”, short film, 10.54
He is the scriptwriter and producer of the mini-docs: 2019, In the Steps of the City – The Cobbler of Lamia, documentary short.
2023, George Papanikolaou: Tribute to the man who won the cancer, documentary short
2024, Stavroula Peleki: The “mother” who gave birth to nothing but Love, documentary short
He is the Director and Producer of the Documentary: 2025, Movimentos: Six days in the neighborhoods of the Mediterranean (currently on post-production), Documentary
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- 2025 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
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