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Panagis tells the story of a young Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) who lost his mother and faced the threat of death as an orphan. Thanks to the dedication of Cypriot authorities and conservationists, he was rescued, rehabilitated in Greece, and given a second chance at life. Now returned to the Cypriot seas, Panagis embodies hope, resilience, and the power of a second chance—for both him and the future of his endangered species.

Credits

  • A Production of: Treehouse Films

  • Director/Editor/Camera: Constantinos Christou

  • Drone Filming: Michalis Antoniou, Constantinos Christou

  • Additional Footage and Photos: Costas Drakos, Haris Nicolaou, Marios Papageorgiou, Mom

  • Original Score: Arsenios Agisilaou

  • Sound Mixing/Narration Recording: Dimitris Mylis/BlackVault Studio

  • Narrator:

  • Motion Graphics: Andriani Evropi Christou

  • Subtitling/Dialogue Adaptation: Diamando Stylianou

  • Interviewees: Dr. Maria Panayiotou, Marios Adamides, Melina Markou, Haris Nicolaou, Yiannis Ioannou, Virginia Psaromanolaki, Christos Kizas, Christakis Papantoniou