we own the crisis

In WE OWN THE CRISIS, a family from Athens fights for its existence. Mother Georgia works six days a week for very little money, father Panagiotis hasn’t had a job for months and 18-year-old daughter Vasiliki is struggling with her final exams. Individually, it seems they won't be able to make it, but together, as a family, the three stand together. Their lives revolve around the apartment, which is their retreat: Here, the family cooks, celebrates with friends and searches for solutions. It’s just tragic that even this place isn't safe anymore. They became indebted during the financial crisis and their apartment will soon be put up for compulsory auction, just like so many other homes. Nobody knows how long they’ll still be able to prevent the expropriation process by setting up blockades and organising demonstrations.

AUTHOR, DIRECTOR Rebekka Kaufmann

CAMERA Rebekka Kaufmann

EDITING Ana Rocha Fernandes

MUSIC Max Clouth & Moritz Laux

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS Aristides Dalamitras, Pavlos Kosmidis

RESEARCH Emilia Milou

ORIGINAL SOUND Pavlos Kosmidis, Aristides Dalamitras, Rebekka Kaufman

2nd CAMERA Pavlos Kosmidis Ilias Adamis

PRODUCERS Andrea Roggon, Ulla Lehmann

COMMISSIONING EDITOR (SWR) Marcus Vetter

PRODUCTION AMA FILM

CO-PRODUCTION Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Anestis Azas (Greece) 

BROADCASTER  SWR (Junger Dokumentarfilm)

FUNDING Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (MFG)

FORMAT HD

END FORMAT DCP

LENGTH 59 + 65 min

LANGUAGE Greek, German

SUBTITLES English

FESTIVALS AegeanDocs International Film Festival, Greece, International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava, Czech Republic, DOK #1 Film Festival Belgrade, Serbia, Ethnographic Films Review Eyes and Lenses -Warsaw, Poland,...