Behind the Shadows(2025)
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A cultural bridge between China & Greece threw the shadow puppetry art
Behind the Shadows 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.
Behind the Shadows (2025) is a documentary film directed by Konstantinos Potamianos, released on April 23, 2025 with a runtime of 14m. It stars Shihong He and Mpampis Makris. Viewers rate it 10.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.
- Director:
- Konstantinos Potamianos
- Writers:
- Konstantinos Potamianos
- Producers:
- Zhiyan Ye
- Cinematographer:
- Konstantinos Potamianos
- Status:
- Released
Behind the Shadows Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by Konstantinos Potamianos, written by Konstantinos Potamianos, produced by Zhiyan Ye.
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Who stars in Behind the Shadows?
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The main cast of Behind the Shadows (2025) includes Shihong He and Mpampis Makris. The film was directed by Konstantinos Potamianos. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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Behind the Shadows was released on April 23, 2025 and runs for 14m.
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Behind the Shadows (2025) holds an average rating of 10.0 out of 10 from 1 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.