From the excerpt, it appears to be partly a depiction of Notopoulos’s work and partly a record of Nikoletta Dimitriou’s research using archival material.
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It isn’t clear (or maybe I just didn’t understand) where we’ll see him.
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(In the bit where the subtitles say “βοσκίστικος”, didn’t the man say “βοσκίσιμος”?)
The subtitles seem to be in Standard Modern Greek to me; for example, the creatures have become people.
The first screening will take place on Monday, 28 September 2026, at 19:00, at the Main Stage of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre, with English subtitles. A reception will follow.
It may be shown at relevant festivals in Greece in the future.
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Who is/was Antonis Gioupas with the pithkiaúli (πιθκιαύλι)? I don’t have Notopoulos’s files to hand at the moment, but I don’t think I’ve seen this name in his records, nor do I recall anyone being described as a “former shepherd”. In any case, the actual person who appears after the name is announced is Andreas Christakkos, who plays an incredible, 100% traditional pithkiaúli (πιθκιαύλι).
Well, I listened to tape number 107 here: Notopoulos Recordings - Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature . The wording is almost identical, and in the recording they also mention his age. The Excel spreadsheet is a complete mess, though: they make mistakes in names (Kamilos, Xiris, etc.), spelling, and transliteration into the Latin alphabet — it’s all over the place.