Movie: Behind the Shadows

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Shihong He
Shihong He

Shadow Puppeteer

Mpampis Makris
Mpampis Makris

Shadow Puppeteer

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    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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    2025-04-23

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

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