State of Affairs

DEBTOCRACY

Katerina Kitidi, Aris Hatzistefanou
Screening time  
01.03. / Thursday, 18:00 - 20:00 Theatre 4  
Debtocracy’ seeks the causes of the debt crisis and proposes solutions sidelined by the government and the dominant media.

For the first time in Greece, a documentary produced by the audience. ‘Debtocracy’ seeks the causes of the debt crisis and proposes solutions sidelined by the government and the dominant media. The documentary is distributed online under creative commons licence since April 6, 2011, subtitled in six languages. Aris Chatzistefanou and Katerina Kitidi discuss with economists, journalists and intellectuals from all over the world, who describe the steps that led Greece to the current debt trap –to debtocracy. The documentary follows the course of countries like Ecuador, which created Audit Commissions, and tracks the similar process in Greece. 'Debtocracy' features the academics David Harvey, Samir Amin, Costas Lapavitsas and Gerard Dumenil; the philosopher Alain Badiou; the head of Ecuador’s Audit Commission Hugo Arias; the president of CADTM Eric Toussaint; journalists like Avi Lewis (co-creator of the documentary ‘The Take’) and Jean Quatremer; as well as public figures like Manolis Glezos and Sahra Wagenknecht (from the German party Die Linke). 

Katerina Kitidi

Katerina Kitidi has worked as a journalist in various print and electronic media in Greece. She is Editor in Chief of TVXS.gr.
 

Aris Hatzistefanou

Aris Chatzistefanou is a journalist and author. He has worked for BBC World Service in London and Istanbul and for several newspapers and radio stations in Greece and abroad. He is Editor in Chief of Thepressproject.gr and creator of the radio and tv show Infowar. He is an author of three books on current affairs.

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DEBTOCRACY

Greece
2011, 75', color, video

Directed by:
Katerina Kitidi, Aris Hatzistefanou

Screenplay by:
Katerina Kitidi, Aris Chatzistefanou

Cinematography:
Aris Papastefanou, Julia Reinecke

Edited by:
Aris Triantafillou

Music:
Giannis Agelakas, Ermis Georgiadis

Producer:
Kostas Efimeros

Produced by:
Kostas Efimeros