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Behind the Shadows

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

★10.0 2025 14m Konstantinos Potamianos PG-13

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.

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Synopsis

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.

Documentary

Cast

2 principal cast

Shihong He

Shihong He

Shadow Puppeteer

Mpampis Makris

Mpampis Makris

Shadow Puppeteer

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Behind the Shadows (2025) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 14m documentary directed by Konstantinos Potamianos is rated 10.0/10 by 1 viewers.

Frequently asked

When was Behind the Shadows released?

Behind the Shadows was released on April 23, 2025.

Who directed Behind the Shadows?

Behind the Shadows was directed by Konstantinos Potamianos.

How long is Behind the Shadows?

Behind the Shadows has a runtime of 14 minutes.

What genre is Behind the Shadows?

Behind the Shadows is categorized as Documentary.

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