The Luthier

The Luthier

A Greek luthier from a small village in Serres, known for crafting some of the world’s finest flamenco guitars, dreams of creating the first international flamenco festival in his hometown. In a place where flamenco is virtually unknown, his passion—shared with a close circle of artist friends—bridges cultures, traditions, and distances.A poetic documentary blending reality, fiction, and history, following a journey from rural Greece to international stages and back, driven by creativity, friendship, and the power of music..

In advertising up to 1998 as a chief editor in many movies, documentaries and plenty of commercials. Recently finished his new independent short film “Mothers”. Kostavaras is a member of the Hellenic Film Academy.

After this content becomes available June 2nd at 10:00 am EEST, you’ll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 72 hours to finish watching.

SCREENING DAY:

January 31, 2026
SCREENING TIME:
11:00:00

VENUE:

Broccoli Theater at LMU
  • 2025, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF27)
  • 2025, GRECDOC
  • 2025, Cine Club Hellenique de Luxemburg

YEAR:

2025

DIRECTOR(S):

Yiannis Kostavaras

PRODUCER(S):

Yiannis Kostavaras

WRITER(S):

Yiannis Kostavaras

CAST:

Vasilis Lazarides, Yota Baron, Yorgos Valiris

EDITOR:

Dimitris Vatsios, Yiannis Kostavaras

CINEMATOGRAPHER:

Alexandros Tiniakos

MUSIC:

Doruk Okuyucu – RSN

RUNTIME:

76 mins

COUNTRY:

Greece

PREMIERE:

North American Premiere