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At Agios Ioannis

20235 minPGdoc-short

Filmed in March 2023, this five-minute piece captures the exterior of a church in Agios Ioannis, southern Messenia, Greece, using an iPhone 13.

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Filmed in March 2023, this five-minute piece captures the exterior of a church in Agios Ioannis, southern Messenia, Greece, using an iPhone 13.

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Nick Collins

Nick Collinsdirector

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Agios Ioannis church stands in southern Messenia, Greece. The film captures the scene outside the church in March 2023. It uses an iPhone 13 for filming, with sound recorded separately on the same device using a Shure MV88 microphone. The five-minute documentary presents the atmosphere surrounding this location, focusing on the sounds and sights of the area.

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