IKARIA, GREECE — September 12, 2026 — As part of its ongoing summer cultural events, the Municipality of Ikaria hosted a special screening of Thomas Sideris’s documentary Railcars in the Rain at the Agios Kirykos Open-Air Cinema on Monday, August 3, 2026.
Organized in collaboration with the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, the screening formed part of a summer-long film series running every Monday through September 21, offering free admission to the public.
The Municipality of Ikaria issued the following statement regarding the initiative:
As part of our summer cultural events, the Municipality of Ikaria is hosting a series of film screenings at the Municipal Open-Air Cinema with free admission for all. In collaboration with the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, every Monday until September 21, 2026, we are presenting films from the Greek program of the 28th Festival (held March 5–15, 2026). This initiative supports cultural decentralization, bringing the spirit of this major cinematic festival to local communities through partnerships with cultural organizations and local government support.
Film Overview: Wagons in the Rain
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Date Screened: Monday, August 3, 2026 (21:30)
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Year of Production: 2026
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Countries: Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece
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Runtime: 80 minutes
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Director: Thomas Sideris
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Synopsis: Spanning a century in the Balkans, experiences of displacement recur as human lives cross borders like wagons in the rain. Through the testimonies of two people displaced as children during World Wars I and II, the film charts a century of refugee movements across the Balkans—navigating fluid landscapes of borders, memory, and violence.
