We Own the Crisis

synopsis

Greece has been affected by a drawn-out financial crisis for the past several years. The protagonists of this documentary about state power and its impact on individuals comprise a three-member family living in the capital city. Georgia works six days a week; Panagiotis is unsuccessfully looking for a job; and their daughter, Basiliki, is about to graduate. They all live in a house originally owned by Panagiotis’ family. Thus far they have been lucky. Some Greeks have been forced to live in the streets after banks auctioned off their property. How this one family functions is an authentic example of a whole nation in distress. Whether explicitly on camera or concealed in their actions, we can see the helplessness in their daily lives.

"I think of the Athenians on the streets. I hear them say, 'A hopeless situation forces you to keep on hoping.' " R. Kaufmann

biography

German director Rebekka Kaufmann (1990) has been studying documentary film directing at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg, Germany, since 2011. Her passion for travelling is often reflected in the themes of her films, as are her journeys into the innermost feelings of individuals as she explores disappointment, sexuality, and depression. She made the short film Tim Schröder and the End of Days (2012) in collaboration with Sebastian Hilger. 

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REBEKKA KAUFMANN / +49 1711 705 378 / ka.rebekka@gmail.com