4Caves – 4Seasons

“Journey into the Veins of the Earth”

A short documentary by TOP2BOTTOM DIVING TEAM

LOGLINE

4 Caves – 4 Seasons: Sintzi, Korfos, Arcadiko Chorio, Kefalovryso
From the mythical lake Stymfalia, to Korfos in Corinthia, and the Arcadian village at the foot of Mount Lyrkeios, we travel through space and seasons to the depths of the Peloponnesian land.

SUMMARY

Greece is known for its historic shipwrecks, the famous Greek summer, the ideal temperature, and the pristine sea waters, attracting divers from all over the world.

For us, however, this country has much more to offer. It has four seasons and about 10,000 caves, underwater and above ground, most unexplored and uncharted.

The last water frontier of our planet.

The “4 Caves – 4 Seasons” is a dive into four unique caves of the Peloponnese and film karst springs, rooms with cave themes of several meters, narrow siphons with sedimentary rocks, and well-hidden rooms untouched over the millennia. We roam from the Arcadian mountains to the spring of the ancient Inachos River through a route that reveals to us the geological history of our place in a unique way.

CREDITS

Production & Production Organization
TOP2BOTTOM DIVING TEAM

Director

Nikolas Margaritis – Michael C. Roubis

Screenplay & Research

Andreas Andrikopoulos

Diving Crew

Andreas Andrikopoulos
Stratis Kas
Nikolas Margaritis
Matteo Ratto
Vassilis Tsiairis

Director of Photography

Nikolas Margaritis

Script Editing

Magda Georgiadou

Film Editing

Minto Argyropoulos Sawas

Underwater Camera

Nikolas Margaritis – Vassilis Tsiairis

Action Camera

Matteo Ratto

Pilot and AV Camera Operator

Aggelos Arnaoutelis, Aris Ninios
Kostas Sigalas, Spyros Tapas

Narration

English: Paul Casselle
Greek: Georgi Atanasov

Color Grading

Panagiotis Patsiaouras

Sound Design

Ioannis Giannakopoulos

Music Supervisor

Nikolas Margaritis

Music

Revelations By Tristan Barton (Revelations)
Witness By Oliver Michael (Parhelion)
Witness (Extended Version) By Oliver Michael (Parhelion)
Revolutionary By Quinten Coblentz (In a World)
Wonder By Tristan Barton (Revelations)
Future Rain By Premium Beat
Beyond By Ian Post (Closer, Away and Beyond)
Atmo By Jamie Bathgate (Return)
Clarity (strings-version) By Ian Post (Eternity)
Eternity By Ian Post (Eternity)
The Racer By Tristan Barton (The Racer)
The Racer (Piano Version) By Tristan Barton (The Racer)
Defining Success by The David Roy Collective

Support Diving Team

Nautilus Diving Center (Ilioupolis, Athens, Greece)
Tech Diving Team Dive Center (Loutráki, Korinthia, Greece)
Giannis Liberopoulos

Medical Support

Athens Hyperbaric Diving Medicine

Scientific Support

Dr. Markos Vaxevanopoulos

Locations

Lafka, Korinthia, Greece
Sintzi, Levidi Arcadia, Greece
Korfos, Korinthia, Greece
Arcadiko Chorio, Arcadia, Greece
Kefalovryso, Argolis, Greece

Transportation

KIA VELMAR
Nautilus Diving Center

Special Thanks

Leonidas Stavrou & George Toumpaniaris for providing the underwater footage of the monk seal

George Fardelas & Nata Kas for the backstage photography

Kleanthi Botonaki, Dimitris Desyllas, Agis Gyftopoulos, Kostas Kaldanis, Nata Kas, Kefalovryso Landscape Association, Giorgos Kefilis, Giannis Kotsifas, Eva Levi, Giannis Liberopoulos, Stratos Maragos, Christos Michail, Christos Oikonomou, Akis Seisidis, Juliana Triadafilopoulos, Thomas Zournatzis

No animals or marine life were harmed in the making of the film.

©Nikolas Margaritis 2024