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Epirus Falls

Podcast Series

Epirus is a historical and geographical region in North Western Greece. A spectacular European secret of natural beauty, storied history and stoic people. Follow me as I venture through this land that has, for so long, been mostly hidden from the rest of the world.

This is my love letter to a region that has stolen my heart, a document of its people and their passions, their pride in the community, and their hopes for the future. But more than that, it is also a journey of self-discovery, as I get to know a place, I hope to one day call home.

This is Epirus Falls – the first English podcast series available for the region, distributed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Samsung Podcasts.

Host: Andreas Dermanis

Producers: Andreas Dermanis. Severine Penin, Adam Goodall

Video + Photography: Adam Goodall

Drone: Andreas Dermanis + Adam Goodall

Music: Panos Skoufis

Additional Music Production: Panos Papakostas, Alex Christopher

Sound Recording Ioannina: Noisyland Studios

Voiceover Recording: Panos Skoufis, Francesco Felcini

Sound Mix: Aris Athanasopoulos/ Panos Papakostas

GFX: Kayleigh Ariens

19 Episodes

Hellenic Armed Forces

Promo, 5 mins

Two films shot for internal purposes for the Hellenic Armed Forces whilst enrolled in military service at the Kasimitrou base in Epirus, Northern Greece.

The first video detailed the layout of the base, each building and the available facilities. The second video documented a day in the life of troops, used to explain to new arrivals how the barracks function and what to expect when beginning their service.

Director/ Editor: Andreas Dermanis

Producers: Andreas Dermanis, Dimitris Xatizpanagiotou

1X C300 Mark II, DJ Mini 2

2X Promo, 5 mins

Andi

TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | PRISHTINA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Documentary, 47mins

Andi Ngjela, who was baptised as Nikos Gelia when he came to Greece, is very different today from the days of his childhood in Albania. He is considered one of the most talented actors of his generation, who starred in the film "Xenia" by Panos Koutras, one of the most important films of modern Greek cinema.

Nikos Gelia was born in Albania in the early 1990s in a turbulent period for the neighboring country. At a young age he migrated with his parents to Greece. How was it for a child to look for his "identity" in a country that was not particularly welcoming at that time for immigrants from Albania? The story of Nikos, the boy once called Andi, is identical to the stories of all those people who, due to their circumstances, were forced to grow up without a sense of "national identity.” The documentary questions whether our "identity" is something to be attributed to us or whether it is something we build for ourselves.

We followed Nikos on a trip back to Albania, where he faces his past and his roots and for a while becomes Andi again.

Director / Producer: Andreas Dermanis

Director of Photography: Jonathan Dibley

Producer (Albania): Ilias Madouros

Associate Producer: Severine Penin

Editor: Giorgia Bembelou

Edit Assistant: Vanessa Zeri

Edit Assistant: Giorgos Kolios

Sound/ Sound Design: Aris Athanasopoulos

Color Correction: Ilias Panaritis

Production Assistant: Alexandros Stigkas

Original Music: Luke Smith

Music: The Dandy Warhols

Production Company: Vice Greece

2X Canon C300

I Love Beirut

Documentary/ Performance, 95 mins

Writer, Producer and Supervising Editor for ‘I Love Beirut’, a mix of documentary, music performance and readings from artists including Mika, Salma Hayek, Rufus Wainwright, Mashrou Leila, Danna Paola, Kylie Minogue and more, in response to the explosion which devastated the Lebanese capital on August 4th 2020.

Originally streamed on YouTube with all proceeds from ticket sales going to the Lebanese Red Cross and Save the Children, ‘I Love Beirut’ was later reversioned for Canadian, Italian, French and Lebanese television.

Producers: MIKA, Annalisa Leo, Andreas Dermanis

Written By: MIKA, Andreas Dermanis, Anouk Burel, Severine Penin

Musical Director: Tim Van Der Kuil

Sound Recording & Mixing Engineer: Massimo Barbieri, Eric Spring

Director (Florence): Leonardo Cianci

Director of Photography: Massimo Costanzi

Technical Director: William Moretti

Supervising Editor: Andreas Dermanis

Story Editor: Severine Penin

Additional Editors: Stefano Mazzoni, Nicola Spaccucci

GFX: Yarza Twins, Yasmine Penniman, Alex Hutchinson

Supervising Sound Editor: Aris Athanasopoulos

Production Companies: Dodgy Holiday, SkyItalia, France 2

The Cost Of Dying

Documentary, 27mins

Not only has the Greek economic crisis made life much more difficult in Greece, but it's also made dealing with the death of a loved one nearly impossible, causing an entirely separate burden from dealing with the initial loss.

With a limited amount of space in traditional burial grounds, an aversion to cremation due to the region's dominant Christian Orthodox faith, not to mention the exorbitantly high cemetery fees, families are forced to look for more economic alternatives to burial, like donating bodies to scientific institutions. 

In this episode of VICE INTL, VICE Greece investigates the country's lucrative death business, noting the high cost of death and the different ways the industry is developing.

Shooting Director: Andreas Dermanis

Producer: Mohammed Ben Gkouzi

Presenter: Antonis Diniakos

Camera: Theodoris Konstantinos

Editor: Spyros Kokkas

Assistant Editor: Andreas Dermanis

Production Company: Vice Greece

1X Canon C300, 1X Canon C100

Lost Youth

MOVIEMENT ATHENS | HOFKINO BERLIN | AL-RIWAQ GALLERY BAHRAIN | SHASHAMOVIES

Documentary, 56 mins

Filmed over a period of six months from the Greek-Turkish border to Athens and the Serbian border town of Sid, ‘Lost Youth’ captures the complex world of a group of young Afghan men who arrive in Europe chasing a western dream.

In Athens they must choose between enrolling in the asylum program or continuing their journey north of the border to more affluent EU nations. Paralysed by the enormity of the difficulties they face, the men soon find themselves losing sight of their dream and risk becoming part of the city’s underworld.

Director: Andreas Dermanis

Producer: Andreas Dermanis

Supervising Sound Editor: Aris Athanasopoulos

Original Music: Ben Vince

Cinematography: Andreas Dermanis

Editor: Andreas Dermanis

Sync Editor: Niki Malliotaki

Consultant Producer: Severine Penin

Translator: Qais Alamdar

Translator: Tamim Yousefi

Interview: Anouk Burel

Sound Recordist: Aris Athanasopoulos

Sound Recordist: Pan Papagiannopoulos

Sound Recordist (Serbia): Danilo Crnogorac

Production Assistant (Serbia): Marko Zivkovic

Post Production: Green Rock

Colour Grade: Sarina McCavana

Visual Effects: Matt Birch

Online: The Ark

Equipment Rental: RentPhotoVideo

Production Company: Odelay Productions

Funded by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung

1X C300 Mark II

Documentary, Cinema

Epirus Falls

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Hellenic Armed Forces

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Andi

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I Love Beirut

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The Cost Of Dying

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Lost Youth

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