Istorima

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...

A young student is driven to the limits of survival when his mother guilt-trips him relentlessly after discovering that he is gay. Interviewee: Anonymity Field Reporter: Martha Mitsikosta Producer: Daphne Matziaraki Sound Designer: Nikolas Konstantinou Sound Editor: Dimitris Papadakis Video...

Anargyros Vamvakousis, one of the oldest residents of Anafiotika, has been living in the quaint alleyways of the neighborhood just below the Acropolis, reminiscent of the Cyclades, for decades now. Narrator: Anargyros Vamvakousis Researcher: Angeliki Agalianou Podcast...

The story behind the first execution of a woman for a criminal offense in Greece, still remembered today by the inhabitants of Leonidio. Narrator: Nikos Gousgoulas Researcher: Maria Katti Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Dimitris Palaiogiannis Sound Editing:...

Conflict and psychological pressure from his mother, when he discovers his sexuality, bring a young student to his limits. Narrator: Pseudonymisation Researcher: Martha Mitsikosta Podcast Creation: Daphne Matziaraki Sound Design: Nikolas Konstantinou Sound Editing: Dimitris Papadakis Video...

Commando Giannis Fyssaris is on board one of the Greek Noratlas aircraft shot down by friendly fire due to poor communication, during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Narrator: Giannis Fyssaris Researcher: Giorgos Kyriakidis Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound...

Who was the legendary fairy of Amorgos, who was magically caught and then married to the pirate, Yiorgos Kaoutsos? In one of the traditional legends of this Cycladic island, her great-grandson tells us her story Interviewee: Antonis RoussosField Reporter: Efthymia PapagiannopoulouProducer: Maya FilippopoulouSound...

Little Ioanna leaves her village to find a job in the homes of wealthy bourgeois families as domestic help. Her exacting everyday life, the great deprivations but also the hidden perks teach her about social inequality in the harshest way. Narrator: Ioanna Sotiropoulou Researcher:...