Istorima

In Mount Olympus of Karpathos in 1983, the wives of the seafarers make their own Epitaph. Narrator: Manolis Bardanis Researcher: Euthymia Papagiannopoulou Podcast Creation: Maya Philippopoulou Sound Design: Nicholas Konstantinou Sound Editing: Thanos Zampoukas Music: William...

Climber Antonis Sykaris, who has climbed Mount Everest and four of the highest peaks of more than 8,000 meters in the world, talks about success and the risk of death. Narrator: Evangeli Farini Researcher: Maria - Christina Apostolopoulou Podcast Creation: Andreas...

Konstantinos is at his family’s get-together for Easter in Crete, when he suddenly feels severe chest pain. Narrator: Konstantinos Sagkriotis Research:Katerina Vagionaki Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: George Ramantanis Sound Editing: Dimitris Papadakis Video D...

Kyriakoula Yiannakari is one of the last living speakers of "Whistling," the whistled language of the village of Antia, in Euboea. She tells us about the language, and about her life in the village where people communicate by whistling. Interviewee: Kyriaki Giannakari Field Reporter: Stavros...

During the post-civil war years in Thessaloniki, a seemingly forbidden love arises between a young communist and a girl from a royal family. What happens when their families discover their relationship? Narrator: Evangeli Farini Researcher: Maria - Christina Apostolopoulou Podcast...

In 1968, Aristidis Pagratidis was executed in Thessaloniki, as the perpetrator of a series of murders and assaults that had appalled the city. Decades later, former public prosecutor Konstantinos Logothetis, investigating the case, elaborates on his serious doubts about who was the real perpetrator,...

Kyriakoula Giannakari, one of the last surviving speakers of “Sfyria”, the whistling language of the village of Antia in Evia, talks about the language and life in the village. Narrator: Kyriaki Giannakari Interview: Stavros Vlachos Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Ias...

The first tattoo he did on himself, at the tender age of eleven years old. Spyros Agathos, Corfu's oldest tattoo artist, on a journey of indelible ink. Narrator: Spyros Agathos Researcher: Maria Makri Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: George Ramantanis Sound...

In 1971, fifteen-year-old Vergina elopes with her beloved in the cotton fields of Emathia Interviewee: Platioti Vergina Field Reporter: Stefanopoulou Anatoli Producer: Daphne Matziaraki Sound Designer: Dimitris Palaiogiannis Video Director / Photos: Mike Bekos Music...

Imitations, pranks, and teasing: a way of amusing himself at school, which became a way to make a living. Through an interview he gave to his daughter, Giorgos Mitsikostas reminds us that laughter is the best medicine. Narrator: Giorgos Mitsikostas Researcher: Martha Mitsikosta Podcast...

Tanya, a trans woman, recounts her adventurous life: the persecutions at the time of the Junta, the great love she experienced, and the gender-affirming surgery she had in Casablanca. Narrator: The narrator requested pseudonymisation Podcast Creation:Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: Nikolas...

In 1948, during the Civil War, a family in Serres was preparing for dinner, when the battle of Skotoussa broke out. Koula Alexandridou vividly remembers the battle imagery and the subsequent “clearance” of those characterized as communists in her village, by groups of the Field Security Units (MAY). Narrator: Kou...

Fifteen-year-old Vergina elopes with her lover in the cotton farms of Imathia in 1971. Narrator: Vergina Platioti Researcher: Anatoli Stefanopoulou Podcast Creation: Daphne Matziaraki Sound Design - Editing: Dimitris Palaiogiannis Video Direction: Mike...

1983, Kastania Arta: a young girl goes on her first date. The consquences are more serious than she could have ever imagined. Interviewee: Lambrini Vazoura Producer: Stavros Vlachos Sound Designer: Iasonas Theofanou Sound Editor: Michael Ikonomidis Video Director: Daphne Matziaraki Music...

In close-knit communities, George Baras discovers that the rivalries of an amateur match are also taken outside the football field. How dangerous is it to be the one who controls the game? Narrator: George Baras Researcher: Stefania Papoutsi Podcast Creation: Andreas Pappas Sound...

Fustanella garments for shepherds, gold coins for matchmakers, and trunks for immigrants: all have passed through the grocery store of Kostas Kanakis or "Maleas", located on the old shopping street of Leonidio for nine generations. Narrator: Kostas Kanakis Researcher:...

A thirteen-year-old girl goes on her first date in Kastania, Arta, in 1983. The implications are more serious than she had bargained for. Narrator: Lamprini Vazoura Researcher: Katerina Koukou Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Iasonas Theofanou Sound Editing: Michael...

Diver-researcher Alexis Papadopoulos, a pioneer of underwater filming in Greece, recounts his life, filled with underwater experiences and impressive discoveries. Narrator: Alexis Papadopoulos Interview: Stavros Vlachos Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound...