Spiros and the Circle of Death

Spiros is the last remaining motorcycle acrobat performing in the Circle of Death. He lives a nomadic life with his family, his caravan, and a team of riders who often abandon him. His father was a Circle of Death legend, as were his grandfather, uncle and brother – a family tradition unbroken for over 50 years. In today’s uncertain Greece will Spiros manage to make ends meet, and will this vanishing profession get a second wind? Are his sons willing to take the wheel? A human portrait of an old-school lover of speed and risk in a rapidly changing world.

  • 2020, Beyond Borders, Kastelorizo Greece – Best Greek Documentary
YEAR:

2020

DIRECTOR(S):
Lino Kafidas, Dimitris Kafidas
WRITER(S):
Dimitris Kafidas
CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Lino Kafidas
EDITOR:
Lino Kafidas
MUSIC:
Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Hainides
RUNTIME:
56 minutes
COUNTRY:
Greece, Belgium
PREMIERE:
World
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About the director

Dimitris Kafidas has studied economics at the Economic University of Athens, and journalism and sociology with emphasis on politics and geography. He has written a feature screenplay and a short film screenplay which is in pre-production. His short film“Micro Misunderstandings” won the AdLibaward at Micropolis Festival (of theGreek Ministry of Culture) in 2006. He travels a lot and he writes for various Greek and foreigner travel sites and magazines. He speaks Greek, English and Dutch.