WHAT IS THIS FILM ABOUT?
"Where are you, Adam?" was filmed on Mount Athos in the Dochiariou Monastery during the life (and with the blessing) of the late abbot Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis).
This film is an intricate observation of the daily life of monks, their inner world and amazing perseverance in the place so unique that it seems not to be bound by time.
Humans immersed in prayer, work, trials, numerous difficulties and pains come out on the screen as they are without comments or interpretations.
Self-sacrifice and selflessness of the monks leave no one indifferent, so much so that the viewer goes through his own path of searching for answers to a very personal questions: "Where is my heart?", "Where am I now?", "Where is my mind?", which are consequently linked to one main question addressed to the whole humanity: "Where are you, Adam?"
In a sense, the film is a hymn to Faith, Orthodoxy and Monasticism, glorifying the holiness that can ultimately be achieved.
WHAT MAKES THIS FILM SO UNIQUE?
Just like a proper historical document, the film does not contain any acting or staged scenes, no pre-conceived lines and situations, no voice-over. The script evolves as a natural mosaic of the lives of the heroes glued together in one piece;
Devoid of any exaltation or propaganda whatsoever, the film offers a freedom of perception to anyone, regardless of religious, confessional, ethnic, or political views and interests;
The imposition of any ideas in the documentary is ruled out by design, in order to portray the life of monks and the monastery in all its depth and grandeur, thus allowing a viewer to live through his or her own personal spiritual experience.
While immersing himself in this atmosphere the viewer, unobtrusively led by his empathy, becomes not only a witness, but also a participant in the events, thereby doing some useful work inside his heart.