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Love in the Time of Crisis
Title:
Love in the Time of Crisis
When:
19.10.2014 13.45 h
Where:
Palace Cinemas Como - South Yarra
Category:
Festival

Description

Greece/UK, 2014, 80mins (Documentary)

Director Theopi Skarlatos

-- screens sequentially with "The Other Human" --

 

"Imagine trying to [flirt] through a noxious smog of tear gas." Vice UK

While the political and economic aspects of Greece's financial meltdown have been well-documented, not-so the equally cataclysmic impacts of this crisis on relationships.

With more than half of the country's young people unemployed, wages continuing to decline and suicide rates disastrously high, love and relationships are the only things some people have left in their lives. And, when you don't even have that, how do young and old Greek people find love? Can intimacy act as an escape from calamitous times?

British-based Greek journalist Theopi Skarlatos and producer Kostas Kallergis turned to Kickstarter to fund this exceptionally insightful documentary. In it, they shine a light on one of the more unspoken casualties of the Greece's recent economic crisis, something that pie charts and balance sheets cannot tangibly measure.

Written by: Theopi Skarlatos, Kostas Kallergis

Produced by: Kostas Kallergis, Paul Mason, Marcus Markou, Dan Harris


About the Director:

Theopi Skarlatos is a journalist, producer and presenter. Her print career can be traced back to New Design Magazine, Greece Magazine and Athens News. In electronic media, she has worked across television, radio and online for organisations such as BBC, ITN and ITV. Love in a Time of Crisis is her feature documentary debut.


Greek Synopsis:

Μήπως τελικά ο έρωτας είναι το μόνο αντίδωτο και στήριγμα των ανθρώπων, ιδιαίτερα των νέων, στη σημερινή χαώδη κατάσταση στην Ελλάδα;

Venue

Venue:
Palace Cinemas Como   -   Website
Street:
Cnr Toorak Rd & Chapel St
Postcode:
3141
Suburb:
South Yarra
State:
VIC
Country:
Country: au

Centrally located in the heart of chic South Yarra, the glamorous Palace Cinema Como screens a selection of the best local and international films. In addition to cutting edge cinema, each year Palace Cinema Como is proud to host a wide range of film festivals including the Italian, French, Greek, German, Israeli and Russian Film Festivals.