Matheo Yamalakis

My Filmography

Since the 1960s, I have made 53 documentaries for television and cinema. Filming has been my way of reacting to what is going on around us. I have roamed the world with my camera...

Below you find my filmography from the early days at the Swedish Radio until today. I transferred many of these movies to the Swedish Television (SVT) as had they promised to make the movies permanently available online in their Open Archive. Unfortunately, they did not keep their promise...

We are working on getting the movies back online again!

 

  The lunch, 1966, 8 minutes. Swedish title: "Lunchen". My first short movie.
  Free, 1967, 13 minutes. Swedish title: "Fri".
  Giorgio from Greece, 1967, 55 minutes. Swedish title: "Giorgos från Grekland". Swedish educational television.
  Exile Greeks in Paris, 1967, 45 minutes. Swedish title: "Exilgreker i Paris".
  The socialistic student movement in Germany, 1968, 2x25 minutes. Swedish title: "Om det socialistiska tyska studentförbundet SDS".
  The Greek resistance against the dictatorship, 1968, 25 minutes. Swedish title: "Motståndet i Grekland".
  Ormgard, 1968, 15 minutes. Swedish title: "Ormgard". Drawings by Matheo Yamalakis, story by E. M. Nilsson. Award by the Swedish Film Institute.
  The Eastern Mediterranean - a new conflict area, 1968, 25 minutes. Swedish title: "Östra Medelhavet - ett nytt konfliktområde".
  Fascism is alive, 1968, 25 minutes. Swedish title: "Lever fascismen?".
  They came from Greece, 1969, 30 minutes. Swedish title: "De kom från Grekland".
  The Greek Secret Police in Sweden, 1969, 20 minutes. Swedish title: "NU - den grekiska hemliga polisens verksamhet i Sverige".
  The USA in May 69, 1969, 45 minutes. Swedish title: "USA i maj 69".
  Student 69 in the USA, 1969, 45 minutes. Swedish title: "Student 69 i USA".
  401, 1969, 21 minutes. Swedish title: "401". A film about the torture of resistence activists in Greek military hospitals. My final project in the production school of the Swedish Radio SR. The film was awarded by the Swedish Film Institute. And I lost my Greek passport.
  Inquiry in Havana, 1971, 90 minutes (theatre) + 60 minutes (discussion). Swedish title: "Förhöret i Havanna". Open theater in Sockholm/Vällingby, 10 years after the CIA's unsuccessful invasion on the Bay of Pigs on Cuba.
  Immigration in Europe, 1971, 50 minutes. Swedish title: "Immigration i Europa".
  Letter from Greece, 1972, 45 minutes. Swedish title: "Brev från Grekland".
  Kostas and Maria, 1972, 11 minutes. Swedish title: "Kostas". A childrens movie from Crete.
  The Journey, 1973, 60 minutes. Swedish title: "Resan". A journey to Athens, Lebanon, Israel, and Crete.
  Didje and Michael, 1973, 15 minutes. Swedish title: "Didje och Michel". A love story.
  Old man in France, 1974, 11 minutes. Swedish title: "Gammal i Frankrike". The shoemaker Maurice and his wife in Paris.
  Alberto from Sicily, 1974, 10 minutes. Swedish title: "Alberto från Sicilien". Foreign workers in Europe: Switzerland.
  Old man in Greece, 1974, 10 minutes. Swedish title: "Gammal i Grekland". The farmer Giannis.
  Ali from Turkey, 1974, 10 minutes. Swedish title: "Ali från Turkiet". Foreign workers in Europe: Germany.
  Abdalla from Algeria, 1974, 10 minutes. Swedish title: "Abdalla från Algeriet". Foreign workers in Europe: France.
  My years in Sweden, 1974, 41 minutes. Swedish title: "Mina år i Sverige". En immigrant's view on Sweden.
  It is nice to be privileged, 1975, 90 minutes. Swedish title: "It is nice to be privileged". Five stories from Mexico. Awarded by the Swedish Film Institute.
  Socialistic man on Cuba, 1975, 40 minutes. Swedish title: "Den socialistiska människan på Kuba".
  On a little Greek Island, 1978, 56 minutes. Swedish title: "På en liten grekisk ö". A film about the island Ios.
  You said Paris? You mean Paris!, 1979, 75 minutes. Swedish title: "Sa du Paris? Du menar väl Paris!".
  Venice on the skids, 1980, 73 minutes. Swedish title: "Venedig på glid". Awarded by the Swedish Film Institute in 1981.
  In Athens, 1982, 86 minutes. Swedish title: "I Aten". Stories from Athens.
  Love. Crete on August., 1985, 74 minutes. Swedish title: "Agapi - Kärlek. Kreta i augusti".
  Dimitra's Island in Spring, 1985, 20 minutes. Swedish title: "Dimitras ö - på våren".
  Dimitra's Island in Summer, 1985, 20 minutes. Swedish title: "Dimitras ö - på sommaren".
  Jannis the street sweeper in Chania, Crete, 1986, 16 minutes. Swedish title: "Jannis sophämtare i Chania, Kreta".
  Our mother is a dentist, 1986, 15 minutes. Swedish title: "Vår mamma är tandläkare".
  My mother works in the kindergarten, 1986, 15 minutes. Swedish title: "Min mamma är dagisfröken".
  My father is a veterinarian, 1986, 15 minutes. Swedish title: "Min pappa är veterinär".
  Mediterranean Music with Ross Daily, 1986, 15 minutes. Swedish title: "Medelhavets musik med Ross Daily".
  Stories from Stockholm, 1989, 80 minutes. Swedish title: "Berättelser från Stockholm".
  Summerplay, 1989, 25 minutes. Swedish title: "Sommarspel".
  The last night with Elektra, 1990, 50 minutes. Swedish title: "Sista natten med Elektra". A story about an airplane.
  The Island and the naked swimmer, 1993, 45 minutes. Swedish title: "Ön och den nakne simmaren". Stories from Agathonisi.
  All the Afternoons, 1996, 52 minutes. Swedish title: "All the Afternoons". The second film about the naked swimmer.
  A February afternoon in Athens, 2003, 10 minutes. Swedish title: "En februari eftermiddag". About my exhibition in Athens, and an art discussion with four policemen.
  I am Stig from Sweden, 2004, 21 minutes. Swedish title: "I am Stig from Sweden".
  You can never know, 2004, 22 minutes. Swedish title: "Man kan aldrig veta".
  Lenushka and Johan - a meeting, 2007, 30 minutes. Swedish title: "Lenuska och Johan - ett möte".
  Seven days in Schwetzingen, 2008, 65 minutes. German title: "Sieben Tage in Schwetzingen". A film about a small German town.