STANISLAVSKI METHOD: EMOTION IN THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL ADDICTION

GREECE, 2023, COLOR, DCP, 68’, GREEK

The play ‘Awakening’ by Eirini Tsalera was presented on March 29th 2023 in KETHEA EN DRASI Therapeutic Community in the Korydallos I Detention Center. The Stanislavski Method served as a compass and the persistence of the participants, coupled with the love of the therapists, were the means that helped create a play which aimed to enhance the therapeutic approach to mental rehab, through the Stanislavsky dramatic training system. The documentary is based on the testimonies of the personnel of therapy and training, as well as the participants in the play, members of KETHEA EN DRASI Therapeutic Communities in the Korydallos I Detention Center and the Eleona’s Women Prison in Shiva.

DIRECTOR: Alexandros Mavrogiannis
SCREENWRITER: Alexandros Mavrogiannis
DoP: Alexandros Mavrogiannis
MUSIC: Ilias I.
EDITOR: Alexandros Mavrogiannis

ALEXANDROS MAVROGIANNIS
Director, screenwriter, playwright and actor. He studied Filmmaking at London Film Academy (L.F.A.). He wrote plays awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Igor Festival as well as screenplays for short films. He has taught the technique «Visual Understanding and Aesthetics in Film» and worked as Conceptual Artist, Creative and Art Director in theater, film and television.

FILMOGRAPHY
2023 Snislavski Method: Emotion in the Treatment of Mental Addiction