National Geographic Documentary - The 'Foster Teachers' at the International Ierapetra Documentary Festival

Our documentary on the integration of unaccompanied minor refugees in Greek schools during the pandemic participated the competition section of the 8th International Ierapetra Documentary Festival, which started on Saturday, August 7. Our creation, titled “Agape is the most beautiful word in Greek”, was screened on Sunday, August 8, 2021 in the “Teloneio Pachia Ammos” hall in Ierapetra. 

ΤοThe documentary was awarded the Festival Audience Award.

The poster of the project is here (download link): Poster - Love is the most beautiful word.

The brochure is here (download link): Brochure - Love is the most beautiful word. 

The web page of the film is hosted at the Ierapetra Festival 2021 site.

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED by GINA GEORGIADOU // RESEARCH: GINA GEORGIADOU, CHIONIA GEORGILA, MARIA ELEFTHERIADOU, MARILENA ZARFDJIAN, OLGA KALOMENIDOU, VASILIS BANOS // MUSIC: GIORGOS CHRISTIANAKIS // MASTERING: TITOS KARGIOTAKIS // EDITING: GINA GEORGIADOU // SOUND: MARIA MATSIOLA // DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: STELLA DELLIOU // CAMERA: STELLA DELLIOU, ELLI DELLIOU, GINA GEORGIADOU // COLOUR CORRECTION: STELLA DELLIOU // SOUND ASSISTANT: IOANNIS CHATZIIOANNOU // ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MARIA MATSIOLA // ENGLISH SUBTITLES: TONY HARRISON // PRODUCTION DIRECTORS: GINA GEORGIADOU, OLGA KALOMENIDOU // PRODUCTION © 2021 OLGA KALOMENIDOU, CHIONIA GEORGILA, MARIA ELEFTHERIADOU, MARILENA ZARFDJIAN for the 'Foster Teachers' (RefugEduCare)

The documentary was shot as part of the National Geographic Society's international project "Teaching to Hope: Saving the education of refugee teens during and after the pandemic's school shutdowns". This project involved teachers supporting the integration of unaccompanied minors into public schools in six different host countries: Jordan, Greece, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico and USA. The documentary was the contribution of the Greek volunteer team "Foster Teachers" (RefugEduCare). It is the product of voluntary collective work; all collaborators of the project offered their contribution for free and not a single Euro has been spent for any remuneration. National and international rules for the protection of minors and security of personal data have been complied with.

The documentary (80 minutes long) is here (download link): agape is the most beautiful word in Greek.

You can also watch it on the Refugeducare channel on YouTube: agape is the most beautiful word in Greece.