Little Palace of Aoria by Vassilis Panagiotakopoulos

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09.12.2020

Ethia’s story is intertwined with the harshness of the surrounding peaks, the Asterousia mountains.

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Maria Loulaki, introduces us to the good old days of the village and the subsequent, urbanisation and abandonment.

A civil engineer, Yannis Androulakis, had the inspiring idea of rehabilitating the village. His plan was initially met with considerable disbelief, but despite their initial concerns and considerable reluctance, the locals came on board. The Association for the Restoration of Ethia was founded. Private archive footage from the 1990’s combined with local stories revealing the intense work and emotions of the initial restorations. Basic infrastructure such as the water and sewage systems and paving the dirt road were paid for and undertaken by the people themselves. Some of the money for construction came from surprisingly innovative sources, including funerals!

Trees were planted and house rebuilt, respecting the natural environment and traditional architecture.

Today, the village is alive again: groups of locals enjoy the mountains and celebrate traditional feasts for the first time in 30 years.

Director's Note

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Credits:

Directed & Produced by Vassilis Panagiotakopoulos

Co produced by Horsefly productions, Save frag, Playground

Associate producer & International Sales : Eleni Chandrinou

Editor : Kyriakos Stylianopoulos

Director of photography : Alexis Stavropoulos

Sound engineer : Dinos Kittou

Original Music : Carte Postale

Co producers : Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Kyriakos Stylianopoulos

Assistant producer : Despoina Sifniadou

Archive footage : From Nikolaos Mathioudakis personal archive

Assistant Sound engineer : Andreas Kittou

Sound design & Sound mix : Giannis Giannakopoulos

Color grading : Manos Chamilakis

Online – DCP mastering : Sakis Bouzanis

Sound studio : Tone studio

Image laboratories : 235

Cast:

Giannis Androulakis

Maria Loulaki

Stelios Katsaprakakis

Eirini Koutentaki

Giorgos Saridakis

Nikos Mathioudakis

Zaharias Kalentakis