DOCUMENTARY

Publications & Writings

WRITTEN WORD – LIVING SPEECH

He has edited and authored texts and books that highlight historical, folkloric, and philosophical issues of Crete and beyond. His central work is the book compiling his most significant speeches, serving as a collective reflection of his thought.

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🎬 The Documentary of Kanakis Geronymakis

A cinematic record of culture, memory, and identity

As we live and observe life in its entirety, we realize that nothing can be sustained, nothing survives without a base, without roots. Moreover, technology and science are barren without art. Tradition is the base of everything, it’s the root of art and culture. The documentary “From self-reliance to mastery, Kanakis Yeronimakis. An elementary student as an ambassador of tradition” stands as a big thank you to the person, who, through his life achievements, showed respect, appreciation and gifted us with the values of life. The same values which strengthen the roots and the foundations of life and contribute to a healthy development and a sustainable enhancement of the next generation.

🎥 Watch it here

👥 Contributors

Production: Sfakia Cultural Center

Graphic Editing: Soula Mountaki

Production, Co-writing, Editing: Ioanna Voudouri Yeronymaki

Direction, Script, Editing: Maria Kalogeraki

Photos: Nelly’s, Cretan Historical Archive

Footage Archive: Kydon TV, Nea Tileorasi Kriti

English Translation: Menelaos Daflos

We warmly thank:

Chania’s Folklore Museum

The artists Giorgis Galanis and Giannis Katakis (Katis)

Panagiotis Vourdoumpas – Radio producer

Manolis Dermitzakis – Camera, drones

Priamos Ieronymakis – Winery

Spyros Ieronymakis – Thalassines Villas

“Plateia” Tavern – Askyfou

The bookstore “Estia”

The Store of Philosophy

As well as Spiros Braoudakis, Aikaterini Zoulaki, Giorgis Zouli, Pantelis Polentas

We thank the speakers, in the order of their appearance:
We thank the artists (in alphabetical order):

Giorgos Vogiatzis

Michalis Diamantakis

Achilleas Dramoundanis

Stelios Iliakis

Leonidas Lainakis

Kostas Kakoudakis

Antonis Martsakis

Fagiskos Blazakis

Pavlos Myridakis

Giannis & Giorgis Xylouris

Gerasimos Stamatogiannakis

Stratis Spyridlakis

Psarogiannis

Songs featured:

Cretan of Dreams

The Last Slide Dance – The Sailor

In the Prison

Your Eyes

On a High Mountain

The Slide Dance of Rodinos

Orchestral – Leonidas Klados

When I Kiss Your Lips

Two Seas

Maleviziotis

The honorary documentary film about Kanakis Yeronymakis and the Civilization of Crete was made possible thanks to the generous support of the contributors.