UP – CYCLING: THE CIRCLE OF THE ISLAND IN 1 DAY
30’ - Short documentary – Greece 2018
PREMIERE: 12th DOCFEST 2018
Synopsis
The re-use of materials, such as the plastic water bottles, has been a passion for Eva, an architect from Greece and her British husband Jeremy. They live in London and spend their summer in the in the intriguing island of Schinoussa in the Aegean Sea.
In August 2016, they decided to take on the challenge and row around the island in a day, on a two people sea raft that they built from used plastic water bottles. Is this going to be enough for people to get interested in Up-Cycling? Will it create awareness in the environmental effects of pollution by plastics?
They must conquer, "meltemi , a tretsourous wind in the Aegean for 12 nautical miles.
The youth, supports the pair on their adventure. Schinoussa sends a loud message for Up Cycling.
Credits
Created & directed by
ALKIS SDOUGKOS
D.O.P. / Camera operator
HARALAMPOS GIANNAKOPOULOS
Script / Sound design
MARIANNA FOUSKAKI
Boat operator
MANOS PROTONOTARIOS
Music
DIMITRI PANARETAKIS
Production Manager:
LILA KLAOUDATOU
Associates:
ELENH MARKOULI
KOSTAS NOMIKOS
GIANNIS XRYSOS
Special thanks to:
GOOGLE earth
TO KAFE TIS HARAS CAFE
WAY OUT ADVENTURES
GEORGE KLAOUDATOS
MERSINI RESTAURANT
DELI RESTAURANT
KIR APOTHITI RESTAURANT
LIVADI RESTAURANT
STIS AKANTHIS RESTAURANT
8 ADELFIA RESTAURANT
AILOUROS HOTEL
Additional info:
“PERIDIAVAINONTAS TH SCHOINOUSA” book
by GEORGIOS IOANNOU VGONTZA
With the support of:
BLUE STAR FERRIES
TERRAIN EDITIONS
Produced by
ART PRODUCTIONS
YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF SCHOINOUSSA
