British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Ultimate Substance

Synopsis

Drawing on references from archaeology, philosophy, mathematics and ritual, Ultimate Substance departs from the hypothesis that the introduction of coinage in the ancient Greek world effected a profound cognitive shift that was key to the emergence of western philosophic, scientific and dramatic traditions.
Visit Film Website

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
34 mins
Format
HD
Director
Anja Kirschner, David Panos
Producer
Theo Prodromidis
Editor
Anja Kirschner, David Panos
Screenwriter
Anja Kirschner, David Panos
Director of Photography
Katerina Maragoudaki, David Panos
Production Designer
Dimitris Ziakas
Sound
Stefanos Efthymiou
Principal cast
Kostas Tsioukas, Achilleas Chariskos, Aris Papadopoulos, Christina Vasileiou, Antigoni Fryda

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

LUX

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

An image from a microscope Hematology

Director: Ben Young

Year: 2026

The alien cosmos of microscopy becomes the setting for a posthumous dialogue: an exploration of the unspoken fallout of the pandemic years.

Biography Disabilities Experimental History
A 3d render of a face against a blue sky Dogshit

Director: Simon Jones, Kaylee Nicholas

Year: 2026

A man desperate to regain his lost edge becomes convinced that a grotesque new deodorant is the key to confidence, power, and success... but the solution might be worse than the problem.

Comedy Experimental
Black and white close up of woman holding a film slide of planet Saturn in front of face while holding microphone to mouth The Case Against Space

Director: Graeme Arnfield

Year: 2023

In the days leading up to Christmas 1973 three astronauts enacted the first labour strike in outer space. Reconstructed from transcripts in claustrophobic close-up via CCTV system, THE CASE AGAINST SPACE is a real time investigation, dramatically collapsing embodied historical reenactment and speculative essayistic research - forming a collective testimony on struggle amongst the stars, of fights past, present and those yet to come. Official Selection Open City Documentary Festival 2026

Docufiction Experimental History Sci-Fi Science