‘The Jews of Corfu’ at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
documentary
22 Feb 2022
/ 17:01
CORFU. The documentary with a Corfiot signature is included in the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
The documentary by Mirjan Gjergjevica, who has been living and working in Corfu for 14 years, will be included in the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, which takes place every year in March in Thessaloniki and is amongst the most important ones in the world.
This documentary entitled ‘The Jews of Corfu’, refers to the role the Jews played as a population group that was an important part of the island, contributed to the formation of its history, as well as the development of trade and economy. But the tragic events that befell them were added to the black page of human history.
Historical heritage
The Corfiot composer Maria Boua composed the music for the documentary and was responsible, along with Christianna Latsa, for the historical research. According to Mrs. Boua, the documentary is expected to become a historical heritage for the future generations, so that this part of history is not lost in time.
Maria Boua
As Mr. Gjergjevica told Enimerosi, the idea for the creation of the documentary came during quarantine. The latter was actually creative and “a seed of art” gradually began to come to life. The filming started in August 2020 with interviews and the documentary, following continuous research and collection of photographs, was completed after 17 months, in January 2022.
Narratives
The documentary, based on the narratives of three members of the Israeli community, Nina Vital, Zacharias Matathias and Linos Sousis, describes the life of the Jewish community in Corfu, the tragic events that followed the extermination of the Jews of Corfu, just three days before the end of the war and what happened to those who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
“The documentary made us aware of things we did not know about the history of the Jews of Corfu and has historical value for generations to come,” said Mr. Gjergjevica, stressing that the project had no funding and support and the costs were borne by its creators.
Screening
The documentary managed to be included in the Greek programme of the 24th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in the competition sections ‘Platform’ and ‘From Screen to Screen’ and will be screened online, as well as in the section ‘Open Horizons’ with a live screening in Thessaloniki.
This documentary entitled ‘The Jews of Corfu’, refers to the role the Jews played as a population group that was an important part of the island, contributed to the formation of its history, as well as the development of trade and economy. But the tragic events that befell them were added to the black page of human history.
Historical heritage
The Corfiot composer Maria Boua composed the music for the documentary and was responsible, along with Christianna Latsa, for the historical research. According to Mrs. Boua, the documentary is expected to become a historical heritage for the future generations, so that this part of history is not lost in time.
Maria Boua
As Mr. Gjergjevica told Enimerosi, the idea for the creation of the documentary came during quarantine. The latter was actually creative and “a seed of art” gradually began to come to life. The filming started in August 2020 with interviews and the documentary, following continuous research and collection of photographs, was completed after 17 months, in January 2022.
Narratives
The documentary, based on the narratives of three members of the Israeli community, Nina Vital, Zacharias Matathias and Linos Sousis, describes the life of the Jewish community in Corfu, the tragic events that followed the extermination of the Jews of Corfu, just three days before the end of the war and what happened to those who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
“The documentary made us aware of things we did not know about the history of the Jews of Corfu and has historical value for generations to come,” said Mr. Gjergjevica, stressing that the project had no funding and support and the costs were borne by its creators.
Screening
The documentary managed to be included in the Greek programme of the 24th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in the competition sections ‘Platform’ and ‘From Screen to Screen’ and will be screened online, as well as in the section ‘Open Horizons’ with a live screening in Thessaloniki.
