Aristoteles Chaitidis, public speaker

As a public speaker, Aristoteles shares his own family history—the story of his father, Dr. Efstathios Chaitidis, a war orphan and survivor of a massacre perpetrated by the German Army and its collaborators in the spring of 1944. He is increasingly active in organizing film screenings, post-screening discussions and workshops; he has collaborated with organizations such as IJAB (Youth4Peace), the EVZ Foundation, the FHXB Museum, and associations and universities both in Germany and abroad.

 

Documentary films about Dr. Efstathios Chaitidis

Paradoxical Homeland, Nikos Aslanidis, 2014

Dr. Efstathios Chaitidis, Der Wert der Freiheit, aus 'Zeugen der Zeit', BR (2020)

Zeitzeugenarchiv, Erinnerungen an die Okkupation in Griechenland, Video Interview (2018)

 

relevant films about Pyrgoi

Pyrgoi 1944, Manos Efstratiadis, 1982, ERT

 

 

Events selection and collaborations

 

Berlin, EVZ Festival Histoday (May 2026)

 

Berlin, Museum FHXB 'Pyrgoi 1944' - Der historische Dokumentarfilm als erinnerungspolitische Performance (April 2026)

 

Berlin, Respekt für Griechenland (RfG)

Screening and open discussion, (November 2025)

 

München, LMU - Institute for byzantine and modern greek studies 

Werkstattgespräch 'Sterben in Kerdylia' und 'Pyrgoi 1944' - Der historische Dokumentarfilm als erinnerungspolitische Performance, (May 2022)

 

Collaborations with the universities Vienna, Hamburg, Munich, the IG Metall youth educational institute Schliersee and associations and clubs in Germany.