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AGAPI Animation Short Film

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1914-1923 marked the 2nd phase of the Genocide of the Greeks of the Black Sea by the Young Turks. Agapi, her family, and the whole village’s Greek population are forced out of their homes and into a march in the snowy forest for 40 days. Will they survive the ordeal?

Synopsis

After the fall of the Ottoman empire the Young Turks arose in power in 1908. Their goal was to exterminate the non-muslims, create a “clean” Turkey that would only be inhabited by Sunni muslim Turks. Mustafa Kemal, who succeeded them decided that the Greeks of the Black Sea (Pontic Greeks) were a threat. So, he decided to find different ways to exterminate them. One of these ways was the “white death march”, in which especially after 1916, innocent Greek civilians would be forced to leave their patrimonial homes and march toward inland in the winter through the forest with 1-2 meters of snow, with no food or water. This is the story of Agapi and her family, who were forced into such a march in 1921, for 40 days, from their home at Haydar, Kotyora (Turkish: Ordu, Black Sea, Turkey). Will she and her family survive?

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Tzanetos Komineas, EDITOR

RESUME

Tzanetos Komineas has been a director and editor for more than 38 years, with titles including I karekla (1985), O pappous (2013) and Re-action

(2017), for which he is known for. He studied directing in Athens. He is a member of the Company of Greek Directors (EES). His films have been screened on National channel ERT as well as Festivals around the globe. He has also written and directed theatrical plays. He has published a cultural magazine as well as a collection of poems.

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Ioakim Baltsavias, COMPOSER

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Ioakim Baltsavias was born in Volos, Greece. He studied piano and music theory at the Municipal Conservatory of his city. He continued his studies in orchestra and choir conducting with a scholarship from the Al. Onassis Institution at the Music Academy of Essen, Germany, graduating with honors. He holds a master's degree in music performance and is a doctoral candidate at the Ionian University. He has conducted many symphony orchestras in a wide repertoire in Greece and Europe and has composed original music for theater performances and movies.

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