When cinema stops explaining — and begins to contemplate. A period almost outside of time. Not just a number of screenings, but a silent act of resistance. The film Take a Trip, directed by Christos N. Karakasis, continues uninterruptedly its journey in the dark halls of the historic Studio Cinema, proving that there is still cinema that does not rush to finish because it is not afraid to dwell in the question.
In an era of accelerated oblivion, Take a Trip insists on existing. Not as a product, but as an open reflection. Not to entertain, but to provoke introspection. It does not seek to “send messages,” but to dissolve the certainty that they exist.

The Art of Observation
Christos N. Karakasis does not direct to guide, but to remove interference. He creates a world in which the viewer is not led by plot, but by its pauses. By the gaze, the light, the absence. By moments where “nothing happens,” yet everything is born.
The poetic texts by Vasiliki Kappa function as existential whispers. They do not narrate; they question. They do not explain but urge a search: what does it mean to “leave”? Where does distance lead when there is no external destination?
The music by Grigoris Yarelis moves beyond sound. It is a sonic absence that awakens feelings without words, without action — a breath, an inner rhythm that permeates the film like a breath through time.
The cinematography and editing touch the core of abstraction: the gaze does not follow the narrative, it meditates on it. Each frame is a pause — an opportunity to remain within yourself, not just in front of the screen.

Ninety Weeks — A Ritual of Duration
Take a Trip is not just a film that continues. It is an act of memory and resistance against the urgent decay of attention. Ninety weeks mean that something within the audience — not just on screen — persists in searching.
The film’s longevity is proof that there is still a viewer willing to stay within the question — not to receive an answer.

🌟 Awards & Recognition
The film has been honored for:
• Direction — as an act of reflection
• Music — for its internal sonic narration
• Texts — as a poetic existential dialogue
• Cinematography & Editing — for their suggestive power
• Special Audience and Jury Awards at international festivals

📍 Studio Cinema
Spartis & Stavropoulou – Amerikis Square, Athens

What audiences say about Take a Trip
“A film that does not demand your attention. It trusts it. And in the end, rewards it with silence.”
— Sofia V., architect
“You don’t have something to watch. You have something to meet. And that something is you.”
— Petros Maniatis
“It was like walking inside an inner space made of sounds, shadows, and silences.”
— Margarita Theodoropoulou, contemporary art curator
“I don’t remember ever being so still in front of light. Nor when darkness was so bright.”
— Antonis D., cinephile
“Rarely does one feel so ‘present’ in a cinema hall. You don’t watch — you participate.”
— Katerina Chatzistergiou
“The silence of the film taught me more than hundreds of dialogues.”
— Marios Tsiokos
“Take a Trip. And indeed I went. Not somewhere outside, but deep inside me. A journey without luggage, without return.”
— Alkistis Lambrinou
“Days pass and I still think about some images. Not because they were impressive. But because they were true.”
— Christos M.
“If my thoughts had a body, they would be framed like the shots of this film.”
— Eleni Troulaki, photographer
“An experience that cannot be explained. Only felt. And that is the most honest thing art can offer.”
— Iason Venetsanos
“I felt that someone respected my mind. And did not try to control it with easy tricks or dramaturgy.”
— Natalia Zerva
“There is no story. There is flow. No character. There is human presence. No solution. There is a question.”
— Michalis K., writer
“This is not cinema for the mind. It is cinema for our existential depth.”
— Dimitra Kontogianni
“I don’t remember anything specific, but I remember everything from the feeling. And that says a lot.”
— Giorgos F.
“The film lets you get lost. And somewhere there, the finding begins.”
— Alexandra Nikolaou
“Every image was like a poem. Every silence like a confession. Every minute, an act of trust towards the viewer.”
— Andreas Z., visual artist
“This is not storytelling. It is an inner ritual. And I was present.”
— Rea Papadopoulou
“In a world full of shouting images, this film whispers. And in those whispers, I first heard myself.”
— Thomas D., columnist

TAKE A TRIP
A film like a whisper: silent, yet indelible.
Ninety weeks. And still traveling.

Director of Photography: George Devon, Dionysios Dimas, Christos N. Karakasis
Music Composition: Grigoris Yarelis
Assistant Director / Sound: Nikos Psaltakis
Production Assistant: Maria Kappa
Texts & Narration: Vasiliki Kappa
Screenplay – Director – Editor: Christos N. Karakasis

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3765821/
Production countries: UK-Greece – Duration: 30min – Format: 4k-DCP
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/koyintaTrip/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tfyTy0n8Qc
Take a Trip IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15354796
Production Company: Kouinta Production www.kouinta-production.gr
Partner-Co-producer-Distributor: Tickets Tickets