THE LOST SIGNAL OF DEMOCRACY
The shutdown of Greece’s public broadcaster in 2013 shocked everyone inside and outside the country, escalating the political turmoil during the financial crisis, public outcry, and the fight for democratic values.
Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos
PRIX DU REPORTAGE MÉDITARRANÉEN,
Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Méditerranéen (PriMed), Marseille, France, December 2014
THE LOST SIGNAL OF DEMOCRACY
The shutdown of Greece’s public broadcaster in 2013 shocked everyone inside and outside the country, escalating the political turmoil during the financial crisis, public outcry, and the fight for democratic values.
65 & 52 min 2014 Full HD
Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos
PRIX DU REPORTAGE MÉDITARRANÉEN,
Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Méditerranéen (PriMed), Marseille, France, December 2014
SYNOPSIS
It was an unprecedented occurrence in world history. Nowhere and never in well-governed democratic states, had the public broadcaster been silenced in such a manner that was characterized as “autocratic” and “undemocratic”.
Within five hours, on the evening of June 11, 2013, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras turned off the switches of ERT, Greece’s public broadcaster, after 75 years of continuous operation. Both TV and radio frequencies fell silent, making screens broadcast black and the FM to buzz.
The closure of ERT was an unheard-of political act that shocked Greek citizens bringing back memories from the dark period of the dictatorship. It also caused a fierce international outrage from all around the world.
Why did the public broadcaster have to die?
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MAIN CREDITS
Written & Directed By: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS
Production Managers: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS AND ANASTASIA SKOUBRI
Directors of Photography: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS, YIANNIS AVGEROPOULOS, ANASTASIA SKOUBRI, ANNA PROKOU, KONSTANTINOS STATHIAS, ALEXIS BARZOS, YORGOS SANTAMOURIS, ALEXANDROS MAYROPOULOS
Editing: VASILIS MAGOS, ANNA PROKOU
Additional Editing: MANOLIS ZEAKIS, THEODOROS POPESKOU
Music: YIANNIS PAXEVANIS
Musicians: YIANNIS PAXEVANIS, VASILIS TZAVARAS, ARIS KOUKOS, YORGOS VOULDIS, MICHALIS PORFIRIS, NTINOS CHATZIIORDANOU, SOTIRIS KASTANIS, DIMOS POLIMERIS
Sound Mix: VASILIS MAGOS
Research: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS, GEORGIA ANAGNOU, ANDREAS VAGIAS, THOMAIS PAPAIOANNOU
English Version Output Editor: THALIA VAVALEKA
Transcriptions & Translations: GEORGIA ANAGNOU, ANDREAS VAGIAS, THOMAS HUISMAN, IOANNA KITTA
Color Correction: VASILIS MAGOS
Website: CHRISTOS LEZOS
Legal Advisor: VASILIS SOTIROPOULOS
Additional Subtitling:ANTONIS GALANOPOULOS, CHRISTOS AVRAMIDIS (afterhistory.blogspot.gr), ΕΡΤ Web TV, SOTIRIS MANIATIS, FOSPHOTOS / Reportage
A SMALLPLANET PRODUCTION © 2013