Istorima is the biggest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It was created by the journalist Sofia Papaioannou and the historian Katherine Fleming and is implemented with a founding grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more
The image that exists in the collective memory of German soldiers is that of cruel Nazis, who committed acts of violence, however there is also the other side: German soldiers who served in the Wehrmacht but were opposed to the Nazi ideology decisively helped the Greek resistance.
The Doctor of History...
May 1968. Student protests at the universities of Paris and demonstrations throughout France completely shake the political establishment in France at the time. The revolutionary wind of May '68 will motivate and inspire student movements throughout Europe as well as the other side of the Atlantic.
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On November 26, 1985, Nikos Louridas was on board a riot police bus (MAT) that was hit by a bombing in Ilissia. The 17 November group claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as "retaliation" for the murder of 15-year-old Michalis Kaltezas by a police officer in Exarchia.
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Istorima Reversed Series
Benjamin is a young Pomak from Xanthi. During his school years, his heritage made him feel different from the other children. His mother, Eminé, also felt different when she decided not to wear the headscarf, which led to a conflict with her family. Through their meeting ...
Giannis Bardanis spends four days alone and adrift on the Aegean when his boat suffers a mechanical failure.
Interviewee: Giannis BardanisInterview by: Efthymia PapagiannopoulouProducer: Stavros VlachosSound Designer: Dimitris PalaiogiannisSound Editor: Dimitris PapadakisTranslator: Steve LeverVoiceover:...
Istorima reversed series
Beniamin is a young Pomak from Xanthi. During his school years, his heritage made him feel different from the other children. His mother, Emine, also felt different when she decided to stop wearing the headscarf, which brought her into conflict with her family. Through their...
A mother has been fighting for decades to save her drug-addicted daughter from death.
Narrator: The narrator requested anonymityResearcher: Zoí AngelakopoulouPodcast Creation: Stavros VlahosSound Design: Alex RetsisSound Editing: Spyros LymperopoulosPhotographic Shots: Stefanos Bertakis
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Maria grew up in a typical urban family, but from a young age, she experienced the harsh realities of the adult world. At 13, seeking freedom and a sense of belonging, she was introduced to drugs. This marked the beginning of a long and arduous journey, filled with painful moments, until her ultimate...
Maria grew up in a typical urban family, but from a young age, she experienced the harsh realities of the adult world. At 13, seeking freedom and a sense of belonging, she was introduced to drugs. This marked the beginning of a long and arduous journey, filled with painful moments, until her ultimate...
A little boy finds himself at the wrong place, at the wrong time, with a hunting rifle in his hands. For the next years of his life, he will carry an unpaid "debt" to his family.
Interviewee: AnonymityInterview by: Mirsini GiannakopoulouProducer: Charis PagonidouSound Designer: Iasonas TheofanouSound...
In the village of Chortokopi in Matsouka, Pontus, the village agha keeps a secret in a locked room of his house. He always keeps the key on him and never lets go of it. Until one day, his son discovers the truth.
Narrator: Kostas ZypidisResearcher: Paresi ZymbidouPodcast creation: Maya FilippopoulouSound...
In 1978 three American divers, two of whom were military personnel at the Hellenikon Air Base, disappeared in Vouliagmeni. Almost 30 years later, their diving suits and the human remains that were inside them came into the hands of Professor Konstantinos Moraitis, the only Greek to study bones of judicial...
Christos Markou, an old Spatanean and passionate wine maker, remembers the old Spata, the work in the fields and vineyards, but above all he remembers the rhythm, the smells and the colors of the harvest season as he experienced it as a child.
Narrator: Christos MarkouInterview: Fenia...
Series: The unknown story behind a photographIn July 1952, the monarchy in Egypt was overthrown by a coup by the Free Officers under Gamal Abdel Nasser, and a National Guard was organized for the first time with the participation of women. In all the magazines and newspapers of the time, the iconic...
On Christmas Eve in Koskinou, Rhodes, twenty-four-year-old student Rafaela Drakou suddenly loses her father, a prominent livestock farmer on the island. She and her sisters do not hesitate for a moment. They take on the livestock themselves and step up with courage and perseverance, against all hardships...
Dinos Papachristou narrates his life and his two great loves: cinema Attikon and football. A prolific scorer of the team Aititos Spaton, member of the team since its his birth, he looks back on the adventures on and off the court.
Narrator: Dinos PapachristouInterview: Fenia...
The actress Anna Garafli became aware of her sexual orientation already in high school. She learned from a young age not to react to taunts, dirty looks, abusive attitudes. Until she was confronted with homophobic violence. Over and over again. Then she decided that from now on, she would not bow her...
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