Title: The Amphora of Eleusis
Year: 2006
Length: 4 minutes
Made by: Eleni Stoumbou
Genre: Experimental
Authors: Eleni Stoumbou has made several short archaeology films and contributes to Archaeology Magazine. She studied documentary filmmaking at Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense.
Review: 
A delightful short video subtitled in Greek and English that takes the viewer through the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops as if it were being told to a child using the decorated amphora of Eleusis as a story book.
The soundtrack is performed in part with a Cretan lyre and compliments the subject–light and repetitive without being grating. There are some slightly cheesy Adobe After Effects and a random and jarring animation, but they don’t detract too much from the film.
A simple, creative exploration of an artifact that shows the potential for archaeology films to go beyond a simple expository framework. I was delighted by the presentation of the amphora and then the progression of the film to show a mother and child looking at the artifact in a museum. There’s even a slightly macabre twist near the end!
Absolutely one to show archaeology, conservation & museum students as an example of how to make a simple, engaging film using a single artifact.
5/5
(I had to skip the previous film in the sequence, The Akha Way, as I had trouble streaming it. I’ll come back to it.)
Colleen Morgan 
Dear Dr. Morgan,
thank you for writing this review on my Amphora film and your positive comments. As my work is a gaze on ancient artifacts and works of art, allow me to propose to you a recent short film on the depiction of a macedonian symposium of the 4th c. B.C., not accessible to visitors so far: The macedonian tomb of Hagios Athanassios, Thessaloniki.
Best regards,
Eleni Stoumpou-Katsamouris