💬 “We are carelessly heading toward the edge of the cliff.”

On the occasion of the first screening of Mankind’s Folly in Cyprus, Yorgos Avgeropoulos speaks with Giorgos Savvinidis and Phileleftheros about the most troubling moment of a civilization testing its own limits.

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Diogenis Dimitrakopoulos interviewed Yorgos Avgeropoulos, director of Mankind’s Folly, for DW Greek at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TIDF), discussing the climate crisis.

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❝The documentary Mankind’s Folly («Η Ύβρις της Ανθρωπότητας»), directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos and co-produced by the Franco-German television network Arte, documents the environmental destruction in the Arctic, where the melting of permafrost threatens to release ancient viruses and vast quantities of methane.‘It is the new stage of climate collapse. As the ground thaws, it releases greenhouse gases from organic matter that had been trapped for thousands of years. Our planet is becoming warmer with a ticking time bomb from the past.

The temperature in Alaska has risen by 9 degrees over 12,000 years. One third of that increase occurred during my lifetime,’ says Avgeropoulos in an interview with DW Greek.The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. In Siberia, 80% of buildings in some cities have been damaged due to ground subsidence. In Alaska, communities are calling for relocation to safer ground, becoming the first climate refugees.‘We are in a state of “Ate” — a kind of mental blindness driven by profit. “Nemesis” will come from the planet itself, rendering it uninhabitable for future generations,’ the director notes.❞

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In this interview with Ilias Dimos for OneMan, documentary filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos discusses his latest film Mankind’s Folly, the urgency of the climate crisis, and the responsibility of journalism in an era of environmental collapse. Reflecting on humanity’s inaction, he warns: “Humanity has not realized that it is living on a deadline.”

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Journalist and documentary filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos talks about his new film Mankind’s Folly, the climate crisis, the changing Arctic, and the consequences that threaten the entire planet.

🎙️ Yorgos Avgeropoulos: ‘If Earth’s systems collapse, the wars we know today will look insignificant.’

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Los Angeles, CA – February 2, 2026

Mankind’s Folly, directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos, received two major awards at LAGFF-doc, the new autonomous documentary section of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, which was held for the first time from January 30 to February 1 in Los Angeles.

The film was honored with the Greek Cinema Award for Social Justice, presented with the support of Loyola Marymount University (LMU), in recognition of its strong social and political perspective. It also received the Audience Orpheus Award, confirming its powerful resonance with festival audiences. 

This double distinction places Mankind’s Folly among the most outstanding films of this year’s LAGFF-doc edition, highlighting both the strength of its subject matter and its emotional impact on viewers.

The film follows two people on opposite sides of the Bering Strait — Martha in Alaska and Nikita in Siberia — documenting the dramatic consequences of the climate crisis at the “top of the world”: permafrost thaw, ecosystem collapse, and the rapid expansion of the fossil fuel industry. Through their personal stories, Mankind’s Folly unfolds as a deeply human and political documentary, raising the question of whether humanity has already crossed a critical point of no return. 

“These distinctions help amplify the film’s message and bring back to the center of public debate the most critical issue of our time — the climate crisis,” said Yorgos Avgeropoulos while accepting the awards, which he dedicated to younger generations, emphasizing that “they deserve to live on a sustainable planet and will be called upon to fight their own battles for it.”

Mankind’s Folly has already received a Special Commendation from the Juryat Prix Europa 2025 in Berlin, and has been screening in Greek cinemas since January 15, now entering its fourth week of theatrical release.

With the launch of LAGFF-doc, the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival — celebrating 20 years of continuous presence and having showcased more than 800 films and 700 filmmakers — inaugurates a new, dynamic platform for documentary cinema from Greece and Cyprus, strengthening its international visibility and contributing to the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time.

🎬 Mankind’s Folly — 83’ (Greece, France, 2026)
The new film by Yorgos Avgeropoulos 

🏆 Greek Cinema Award for Social Justice – LAGFF-doc 2026, Los Angeles

🏆 Audience Orpheus Award – LAGFF-doc 2026, Los Angeles

🏆 Special Commendation of the Jury – Prix Europa 2025, Berlin

Yorgos Avgeropoulos in an interview with Panos Haritos on Press Point about ‘Mankind’s Folly’, the climate, the planet, people, energy, and the behind-the-scenes story.

Watch the full interview in the link that follows: Press Point

“The well-known journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker Giorgos Avgeropoulos spoke today on Radio 98.4 about his new documentary “Mankind’s Folly”, describing it as a deeply revealing investigative journey, as he puts it, from Siberia to Alaska, across the entire Arctic Circle.

With Greenland currently at the center of global geopolitical attention, what he describes is striking. His new work focuses on the climate crisis in the Arctic, with particular emphasis on the melting of permafrost (permanently frozen ground) in Alaska and Siberia, and the serious consequences this has for local populations and for the planet as a whole.

Powerful images document the lives of people who are witnessing their environment change in devastating ways, including the collapse of infrastructure, the loss of homes, and profound social and health-related impacts.”

Listen to the full interview in the link: neakriti