Long-distance runner Giorgos Stamoulis greets us with “Karibu”—meaning “Welcome” in Swahili, the language of Kenya! The documentary “KARIBU: Giorgos Stamoulis” follows him to Iten, Kenya, where he trains alongside some of the world’s top athletes.
The film invites us into the dream of an athlete striving for distinction, while also unveiling Kenyan culture and the network of people supporting him along the way.
With the Swahili welcome “Karibu,” Giorgos invites us on his own journey, navigating between his studies in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Thessaly in Lamia, his training sessions with Panellinios Gymnastics Association in Athens, and his training in Iten, at an altitude of about 2,500 meters in north-central Kenya, where Olympic and World Champions train. The distance between everyday life and the dream is bridged through the support of a “chain” of people—family, coaches, professors, friends and fellow athletes, who stand by him every step of the way.
From Lamia to Athens, and from there to the mountains of Kenya and Evrytania, “KARIBU: Giorgos Stamoulis” is not a journey into the “industry” of sports, but into the personal journey of a young man fighting to make his dream a reality.
Karibu! Welcome to his pursuit of a dream!
The documentary “KARIBU: Giorgos Stamoulis” is a co-production of BelleArteLamia and OPASTE (Region of Central Greece).
**Director**
GEORGE PAPASTAMOULOS
**Script**
GEORGE PAPASTAMOULOS
**Director of Photography**
AKIS LOUKAS
**Camera Operators**
AKIS LOUKAS
DIMITRIS DANOS
PANAGIOTIS PAPAROUPAS
**Editor**
PANAGIOTIS PAPAROUPAS
COLOR CORRECTION
PANAGIOTIS PAPAROUPAS
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
AKIS LOUKAS
**Sound Designer**
APOSTOLIA KOUKOUFIKI
**Sound Editor**
ARTEMIS CHRYSIKOU
**Original Music Composed by**
STAVROULA BOTI
CHRISOSTOMOS MALATOS
**Performing Musicians**
ANASTASIS LEMONIS
KONSTANTINOS LEMONIS
ALEXANDROS LEMONIS
DIMITRIS KOUTIS
**Subtitles**
OLGA KALOGIROU
**Production Coordinator**
OLGA KALOGIROU
**Production Assistants**
EVIE GOYA
LAMBROS STAVROGIANNIS
DIMITRA KOUKOUFIKI
**Accounting Department**
ODISSEAS DANIIL
SOFIA GKOLFOMITSOU
**Legal Counsel**
GIORGOS KARAMETOS
**Location Scouting**
ARETI TOURPETA
**Transportation**
GIORGOS KOUKOUFIKIS
**Public Relations**
MAKIS GEORGIOU
**Appearing in Documentary**
GIORGOS STAMOULIS
GIORGOS PARRAS
SAVVAS SPANOS
STAMELAKI MAGDALINI
XRYSA KSANTHI
PAVLOS KITIXIS
STAVROS KARRES
DIMITRA THEODORAKI
KONSTANTINOS STAMOULIS
GIORGOS MINOS
ARTHUR VEKIARELLIS
CHESIRE YUDAH PSIRAT
GEORGIA KSIROKOSTA
ZOE STAMOULI
CHRISTOS STAMOULIS
**The ERT SPORTS footage is a courtesy of George Stamoulis, from his personal archive**
**Music Tracks:**
“Turning Point” by Alon Peretz, licensed via Artlist
“Marakana” by Alon Peretz, licensed via Artlist
“Invincible” by IamDayLight, licensed via Artlist
“Staring” by Muted, licensed via Artlist
“Lullaby No 3 in E Minor” by Ran Raiten, licensed via Artlist
“Fragility” by Romeo, licensed via Artlist
“Miroloi” by Petros Loukas Chalkias
**SPECIAL THANKS to General Music Greece for granting us permission to use the musical piece “Miroloi” from the CD “Skopi tou Topou Mas”, featuring soloist Petros Loukas Chalkias**
**FILMING LOCATIONS:**
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT, LAMIA
PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP STADIUM, PIRAEUS
PANHELLENIC GYMNASTICS CLUB STADIUM, ATHENS
NEA PHILADELPHIA, GROVE PARK
ACHARNES MOUNTAINEERING CLUB (EOS ACHARNON) SPORTS CENTRE
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT “ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS”
ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NAIROBI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ELDORET INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ELDORET, KENYA
ITEN, KENYA
LAKE BARINGO, KENYA
KARPENISI, GREECE
PAVLOPOULO VILLAGE, GREECE
ATHENS, GREECE
LAMIA, GREECE
**SPECIAL THANKS TO:**
PANHELLENIC GYMNASTICS CLUB
ACHARNES MOUNTAINEERING CLUB (EOS ACHARNON)
HOTEL ATHINA, LAMIA
EFTHIMIOS KYRITSIS
SWISS SIDE HOTEL, ITEN KENYA
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, LAMIA
MUNICIPALITY OF LAMIA
MANOS SPATHOULAS
VASILIKI PAPADOPOULOU
REGION OF CENTRAL GREECE
FANIS SPANOS
CHRISTOS MOUTSIOS
MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS
NONTAS MOUSIOS
VAGIA TSAMADIA
Tel 00306936995142
