Behind the Shadows (2025)

A cultural bridge between China & Greece threw the shadow puppetry art

Behind the Shadows (2025) poster

The Greek shadow puppetry began 130 years ago. A student of Greek shadow puppetry travels to China, where shadow puppetry began over 2000 years ago. There he follows Chinese shadow puppeteer master He Shihong in Wushan of China. Watching his performances and listening to him talk about his art and his career in it, many parallels are drawn and he expresses them by including his Greek shadow puppetry teacher in the film. This documentary is a cultural bridge between Greece and China through the art of shadow puppetry.

Director: Konstantinos Potamianos
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 14 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Cinematography: Konstantinos Potamianos
Editing: Konstantinos Potamianos
Language: 普通话, ελληνικά
Original Language: el

Keywords

china, greece, art, ethnographical, ethnographic film, shadow theater, shadow puppetry, karagiozis, θέατρο σκιών, καραγκιόζης

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Behind the Shadows about?
The Greek shadow puppetry began 130 years ago. A student of Greek shadow puppetry travels to China, where shadow puppetry began over 2000 years ago. There he follows Chinese shadow puppeteer master He Shihong in Wushan of China. Watching his performances and listening to him talk about his art and his career in it, many parallels are drawn and he expresses them by including his Greek shadow puppetry teacher in the film. This documentary is a cultural bridge between Greece and China through the art of shadow puppetry.
Who directed Behind the Shadows?
Behind the Shadows was directed by Konstantinos Potamianos.
Who stars in Behind the Shadows?
Behind the Shadows stars Shihong He, Mpampis Makris.
How long is Behind the Shadows?
Behind the Shadows has a runtime of 14m (14 minutes).
What genre is Behind the Shadows?
Behind the Shadows is a Documentary film.