Easter on ERTFLIX International
ERTFLIX International presents a rich selection of festive programming for the Easter season, featuring religious documentaries and curated episodes from the extensive ERT Archive. Viewers can also follow the full Holy Week liturgies throughout the period.
Highlights include:
Holy Week Services
Audiences abroad can experience the deeply spiritual atmosphere of Holy Week through sacred services leading up to the Resurrection, broadcast in full.
Sacred Art | Documentary Series
A compelling exploration of iconic moments in the history of religious iconography — a journey through the timeless and profound world of Byzantine imagery.
Written and Directed by: Panos Karkanevatos
All That Insatiable Magic | Documentary
A documentary on the Mount Athos-inspired Good Friday tradition in the island of Skiathos.
Skiathos holds the only Good Friday procession in Greece that follows the monastic ritual of Mount Athos. A deeply spiritual event, lit by candlelight, it creates an atmosphere of profound reflection and reverence. The film by Panagiotis Kountouras, titled “All That Insatiable Enchantment,” respectfully captures the unique emotional tone of this Holy Week observance.
The protagonists are the people of Skiathos — of all ages — each sharing how they connect to this sacred tradition through personal memories and lived experience. Their stories reveal a strong, invisible bond with a heritage that remains a vibrant part of the island’s cultural identity.
Directed by: Panagiotis Kountouras
Holy Week Hymns with Iro Saia | The Hymn of Kassiani
Performed at the Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Penteli, this special presentation features the Hymn of Kassiani, based on the text by Romanos the Melodist and set to music by Stavros Xarchakos.
Vocals: Iro Saia
Piano: Neoklis Neofitidis
Nourishing the Body and the Soul | Documentary Series
A series of flavorful cooking documentaries created with the care and spiritual insight of Elder Epiphanios, filmed exclusively on Mount Athos by filmmaker Chronis Pechlivanidis. From the warm and welcoming cell of Elder Epiphanios — the cook-monk of the Holy Mountain — viewers are invited into a unique world where culinary simplicity meets spiritual elevation.
With humility and grace, he shares recipes infused with the monastic tradition, teaching us a new way to perceive our daily nourishment. The blessing of Mount Athos finds its way to our plates — and fills our cups with wine. This is the kitchen of the modern monk, who knows the worldly reality and serves it through the lens of timeless recipes.
Direction & Cinematography: Chronis Pechlivanidis
The Way of the Passion | Documentary
Walking in the footsteps of Christ’s sacrifice, from the Judean desert to the sacred city of Jerusalem, this documentary retraces the dramatic and deeply moving journey that embodies the holiness of faith, love, and redemption. A spiritual exploration of Christ’s Passion — from the Mount of Temptation to Golgotha.
Written by: Nikos Vezyrgiannis
Easter Concert by the ERT National Symphony Orchestra and Choir
A recorded broadcast of the Easter concert performed by the ERT National Symphony Orchestra and ERT Choir on Friday, April 7, 2023, at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens.
Choral Conductor: Michalis Papapetrou
Orchestra Conductor: Michalis Economou
Christ Recrucified | ERT Archive
As Easter preparations unfold, the unexpected arrival of a group of refugees shakes a small village to its core, exposing hidden motives and human truths. A powerful television drama based on the acclaimed novel Christ Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Originally aired on ERT during the 1975–1976 season, this adaptation explores themes of sacrifice, justice, and spiritual awakening through a timeless story of social and moral conflict.
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