A Piece of Liberty | Big Short Films 2024 | A Piece of Liberty by Antigoni Kapaka

Available at the Onassis Channel on YouTube from 16 - 26.10.2024

The Statue of Liberty and Joker, two wandering street performers, end up in the same police cell. When the systemic brutality of the state and the police “breaks” Liberty, Joker will search for the pieces to rebuild her from scratch.

Director's note

While walking through the central streets of New York, Los Angeles, and Athens, I couldn’t help but notice the surrealism of street performers. In this social and cultural context, the protagonists embody and mirror the ethical values of contemporary society. In an era in which liberty is often challenged and broken by the institutions that supposedly protect it, two performers resist and seek to rebuild what has been lost. “A Piece of Liberty” gives the hope that a Joker, even in the darkest times, insists on the fight against injustice.

Credits:

Written & Directed by Antigoni Kapaka

Director of Photography: Yannis Karabatsos

Editing: Julie Wuillai

Editing Supervisor: Yorgos Labrinos

Original Music: Vaggelis Kioumourtzis

Sound Design: Giorgos Mikrogiannakis

Art Direction: Danae Elefsinioti

Statue Construction / Sculptor: Sokratis Papadopoulos

Costumes: Christina Lardikou

Make-up: Dimitra Giatrakou

Casting Director: Kleopatra Abatzoglou