[MGSA-L] Agora: From Democracy to the Market

[June Samaras]

Why no N. American distribution noted ?
Can understand the need for the GERMAN version,
but Arabic and not yet in English ?

A missed opportunity ?

JS

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*Use the lnk to acces the video trailer*


*http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/02/03/greek-documentary-agora-from-democracy-to-the-market-to-be-broadcast-abroad-video/
<http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/02/03/greek-documentary-agora-from-democracy-to-the-market-to-be-broadcast-abroad-video/>*

Just before entering the fourth week of its theatrical release in Greece
<http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/01/07/documentary-agora-from-democracy-to-the-market-to-premiere-in-greece-video/>,
“Agora: From Democracy to the Market,” the documentary on the Greek crisis
by internationally acclaimed documentarist Yorgos Avgeropoulos, will
shortly reach wider audiences abroad. The first TV broadcasts have been
programmed by the film’s co-producers in the Arab world and in Germany
whereas a national broadcast will follow in Finland.

“Agora” will be broadcast by Al Jazeera Arabic in two parts of 48 minutes
each. The first part will be broadcast on Wednesday, February 4, at 5:05 pm
and the second part on Wednesday, February 11, at the same time. In
addition, on Thursday, February 5, at 11:15 pm, the 90-minute version of
the film will be broadcast by public German television WDR. Finally, on
Monday, February 9, at 9:30 pm, “Agora” will be broadcast by public Finnish
television YLE.

The Agora was a central area in Ancient Greek
<http://greece.greekreporter.com/?s=Ancient+Greece> city-states. It was a
gathering place, an assembly of active citizens, and the City center for
political, economic, athletic, artistic and spiritual life. It was the
heart of Democracy. In Modern Greece, the word Agora has lost its initial
sense and it has come to solely denote the place and act of commercial
transactions. It is a dominant word in the reality experienced by Greeks
today, as the country goes through an economical vortex that devours human
lives in its path.

Greece, a symbol for the European civilization due to its Ancient heritage,
is experiencing conditions in post-war history that no European thought
would face again. Homeless people, soup kitchens, unemployment, poverty, an
unsettled social situation, violent conflicts and the rise of the
extreme-right. The dream of prosperity has turned into a nightmare and the
political scene of the last four decades is crumbling.

Avgeropoulos witnesses the fall. After 13 years of ongoing reporting and
documenting global issues, he urgently turns his camera towards his
homeland. He records the crisis’ development from its early stage, while
tracing its impact on the lives of simple people from all social classes
whom he observes over time. He witnesses popular protests in the streets,
the development of solidarity movements as well as the rise of fascism,
while at the same time he seeks answers from his country’s most significant
political personalities, insiders, analysts and key decision makers from
the international political scene.

“Agora” is an international co-production between Small Planet (Greece),
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Germany) and Al Jazeera Arabic (Qatar). The Greek
theatrical release will be followed by a French festival premiere at FIPA
(January 20-25) and the film will start broadcasting in European and Asian
TV networks in February.
- See more at:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/02/03/greek-documentary-agora-from-democracy-to-the-market-to-be-broadcast-abroad-video/#sthash.3juJlcvA.dpuf

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June Samaras
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