At 85 years of age, Greek Australian Vasili reflects on his family’s traumatic experiences during and after the Greek Civil War and embarks on a journey to the islands of Ai Strati, Ikaria and Makronisos, where 75 years earlier, his father and over 100,000 other political prisoners were exiled for a period of four years, enduring torture that many did not survive. Their crime was resisting fascism. Vasili’s journey is observed through the camera lens of his daughter Krys, the filmmaker of this documentary, make sense of why these atrocities happened .
Artwork by Makronisos survivor Giorgos Farsakidis (1926 - 22/7/2020)
Production / Krys Georgiadis
Makronisos – Greek Civil War (working title)
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DIRECTOR Krys Georgiadis
PRODUCER Carmel McAloon
Synopsis
DURATION: 90 MINUTES
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$200,000.00
FUNDING GOAL$100.00
FUNDS RAISEDDecember 2021
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Impact
What is the impact vision statement of the documentary?
The filmmaker’s aim is to record victim’s stories during this dark period in Greece’s history and inform international audiences, so that history and the consequences of evil human actions don’t repeat. Through international screenings, the lmmaker also aims to call on relatives and friends of Makronisos exiles, to assist in creating a registry of names in honour of the children, women and men who were exiled, tortured and executed in Makronisos during the Greek Civil War.
Outcomes
What outcomes does the project hope to achieve from making this documentary?
The documentary will not only inform international audiences and the Greek diaspora but create a forum where victims and their families can connect and discuss their experiences, educate the community and introduce the history of the Greek Civil War in schools as it’s been the best-kept secret within the Greek and international education system.
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How will partnerships with this project help inform the project development?
Through the power of visual storytelling of personal experiences during the Greek Civil War including exile, betrayal, persecution, torture, displacement and murder, the lm not only gives victims and their families an opportunity to document their collective stories but to also provide them with a global voice in a world where history is repeating over and over again.
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What actions does this project hope for its viewers after seeing this film?
The lmmaker’s aim is to record victim’s stories during this dark period in Greece’s history and inform international audiences, so that history and the consequences of evil human actions don’t repeat. Through international screenings, the lmmaker also aims to call on relatives and friends of Makronisos exiles, to assist in creating a registry of names in honour of the children, women and men who were exiled, tortured and executed in Makronisos during the Greek Civil War.
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The documentary will not only inform international audiences and the Greek diaspora but create a forum where victims and their families can connect and discuss their experiences, educate the community and introduce the history of the Greek Civil War in schools as it’s been the best-kept secret within the Greek and international education system.
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