PHM-Exch> [phmeurope] Into the Fire - The Hidden Victims of Austerity in Greece - YouTube

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Anneleen De Keukelaere <anneleen at phmovement.org>

From: Alexis Benos <abenos at gmail.com>



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMOnuD0SQJs&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

http://intothefire.org/

A hard hitting documentary which shows the plight of refugees and migrants
in recession hit Athens, Into The Fire is a film with a difference.

Shot and edited with sensitivity and compassion, it doesn't pull its
punches and makes for harrowing viewing in parts. It is the product of
crowd funding, dedication, self-sacrifice and a burning sense of justice.

On 21 April, Into the Fire is simultaneously released on websites, blogs
and other platforms around the internet. The film will be available in
various languages, including Albanian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French,
German, Greek, Italian and Spanish. There are a number of public screenings
planned in several countries in Europe and Northern America. To participate
in the release or organise a screening see http://intothefire.org/publish

This strategy is being used to maximise the audience, in the hope that the
audience will become active participants, commentators and amplifiers when
it comes to opposing the conditions visited on the victims in the story.

The premiere of Into the Fire on 29th April, 6:30pm will be hosted by the
School of Oriental and African Studies. The filmmakers will be joined for
discussion by Habib Rahman of the Join Council for the Welfare of
Immigrants.

In times of severe austerity things look bleak for Greek people, but
they're far worse for those who have recently arrived. Without housing,
legal papers or support, migrants in Greece are faced with increasing and
often violent racism at the hands of the growing Nazi party Golden Dawn and
the police in Athens. Many are trapped by EU laws and legislation of other
EU countries meaning they'd be returned to Greece if they managed to get to
another member state, they are desperate to leave the country.

This film gives incredible insights to the reality faced by people who
simply want to lead peaceful, normal lives.
Having been to Athens to shoot footage about austerity in April last year,
Reel News video activists started talking and working with a young Somalian
refugee, they made many contacts in the migrant world and those contacts
gave them access to a huge number of untold and shocking stories.

Funded by small donations from friends and organisations, the film makers
are once more turning to their supporters and allies in the UK to
distribute the film online and through screenings to grassroots groups
across the country. No one has been paid to work on this film.
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