DRAGON HOCKEY, Epirus, Greece...
As a hockey player in Greece I've dreamt of playing on a pond my whole life. When the opportunity came up and we heard that the Dragon Lake (Δρακολίμνη) of Smolikas was frozen solid... It was time to chase a dream. 4 players (Iason Pachos, Themistocles Lambridis, Alex Rallis and Marcus Filipsson) travelled from our home ice rink in Athens, in search of a frozen pond. We didn't expect to be hiking up the second highest peak in Greece, Mt Smolikas. With artists Daphne Iliaki and Eleni Hadjisavva on the crew we designed a playing field on the surface of the ice unlike any other... a tribute to the legend of the Dragons of Pindos, and the beauty of hockey.
This project was about changing the game, doing something completely unexpected, and giving the Pindos Dragons new life...
Directed by.
Constantine Papanicolaou
Produced by.
Themistocles Lambridis
Skaters.
Iason Pachos, Themistocles Lambridis, Alex Rallis and Marcus Filipsson
Artists.
Daphne Iliaki
Eleni Hadjisavva
Thanks to.
Dimitris Pavlidis and Xenonas Munti Smolikas
