Films produced by the Greek film company KOUINTA – KOYINTA Production continue their strong international presence, gaining visibility across the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.  The Greek feature-length documentary “On the Razor’s Edge / The Razor’s Edge”, directed by Christos N. Karakasis and dedicated to the martial art of Kung Fu, is now available on major international streaming platforms TUBI (FOX), Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video, accessible via Web, Android, iOS, Roku, Chromecast, Google Play Store, Amazon Fire TV, LG TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Android TV and Samsung TV.

At the same time, the multi-award-winning essay film Take a Trip, which received a special honorary award upon completing 100 consecutive weeks of screenings at Studio New Star Art Cinema in Athens, continues its international distribution on the same platforms.

The also multi-awarded animated short by Vasiliki Kappa, He Found His Way Out, produced by KOYINTA Production, is currently streaming on Stash TV, Future Today (Fawesome), OTT Studio and Filmzie, across Web, Android, iOS, Roku, Chromecast, Google Play Store, Amazon Fire TV, LG TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Android TV and Samsung TV.

On the Razor’s Edge / The Razor’s Edge

Duration: 70’

This is the first Greek documentary dedicated to the art of Kung Fu, featuring master Sifu Kyriakos Eleftheriou, founder of TAO CLUB Chalandri, the Attic Martial Arts Association, and co-founder (1987) of what later became the Hellenic Kung Fu Federation.

Through his personal narration, the film portrays a life devoted not only to physical discipline, but to the dissemination of Kung Fu as a philosophy of life, inner balance and spiritual discipline.

Director’s Statement

Is an athlete the same as a dancer? Usually not. But sometimes the boundaries blur. Movement ceases to appear structured, technical or calculated. Effort disappears, the goal falls silent, and the athlete transforms—into a dancer.

Yet dance is a stance, not a destination. Because sometimes the athlete can go even further. Become an initiate.

What does the ancient Greek phrase “a healthy mind in a healthy body” truly conceal? Can repetitive physical movement lead to the inner bridges connecting body and mind? And what is the key that unlocks them?

Awards

• Best Feature-Length Documentary – 7th West Side Doc Fest, Athens
• Best Feature Documentary – Milan Gold Awards, Italy
• Best Documentary Story – WILDsound Feedback Film & Screenplay Festival, Los Angeles
• Best Director & Best Feature Film – OTB Only The Best International Film Awards, Miami

Screenplay – Direction – Editing: Christos N. Karakasis | Production Coordination – Texts: Vasiliki Kappa | Narration: Maria Kappa | Original Music: Dimos Stathoulis | Cinematography: Christos N. Karakasis, George Devon | Producer: KOUINTA Film Company | Co-production – Distribution: Tickets Tickets | IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt32143636

Take a Trip

Duration: 30’

Take a Trip does not follow the rules of conventional storytelling. It belongs to essay cinema, where image does not narrate but reflects, and sound does not accompany but creates a space of experience.

Christos N. Karakasis’ camera explores ideas rather than events. This is not simply a film to be watched—it is a film to be experienced.

A key element is the contribution of Vasiliki Kappa, whose texts and narration function as an inner whisper, engaging in dialogue with image and silence.

The film has participated in over 120 international festivals across 35 countries, receiving more than 80 awards, while its 100-week continuous theatrical run in Athens stands as one of its most significant distinctions.

Screenplay – Direction: Christos N. Karakasis | Cinematography: George Devon, Dionysios Dimas, Christos N. Karakasis | Music: Gregory Giarelis | Texts – Narration: Vasiliki Kappa | Assistant Director – Sound: Nikos Psaltakis | Production Assistant: Maria Kappa
Production Countries: UK – Greece | Duration: 30’ | Format: 4K – DCP
Facebook: facebook.com/koyintaTrip | IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt15354796
Producer: KOUINTA Film Company | Co-production – Distribution: Tickets Tickets

He Found His Way Out

Creation – Direction – Narration: Vasiliki Kappa
Production: KOYINTA Production | Duration: 6’

An elderly man loses contact with reality as he drifts into his childhood memories. He now sees the human soul clearly, but can no longer remember the way back home.

IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt23840142

Festivals & Awards (selected)

• Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2022
• Close Film Festival – Award
• Golden Wheat Awards – Award
• The Gladiator Film Festival – Award
• Tabriz Cinema Awards – Award
• Andromeda Film Festival – Award
• Los Angeles Action Fantasy Sci-Fi Thriller Film Festival – Award

Producer: KOUINTA Film Company | Co-production – Distribution: Tickets Tickets