Dry Stone-Wall, Supports of the Aegean

The film records the process by which traditional builders teach volunteers how to restore drystone walls that had collapsed and were threatening an old footpath in a beautiful part of the island of Sifnos. the builders improvise verses and songs as they work. The film, made at minimal cost, serves as an introduction to one of the oldest crafts in the aegean Islands. As many as twenty different words are used to describe the stones used. Dry-stone walls not only protect the soil from erosion and the island from desertification, but also help extend the tourist season by protecting a network of footpaths that are attracting more and more hikers.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Cinematography: Christos Asimakopoulos

Editing: Eleni Togia

Sound: Christos Asimakopoulos

Production: Paramythias Productions, LC Productions, The Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural heritage t. +30 210 3225 245

Producers: Αμαλία Ζέπου, Λυδία Καρρά

Format: Beta SP Color

Production Country: Greece

Production Year: 2011

Duration: 19

Contact: Paramythias Productions, Greece Amalia Zepou t. +30 210 6561 939 azep63@gmail.com LC ProductionS, Greece Lydia Carras t. +30 210 3220 043 f. +30 210 3311 977 lycarr@gmail.com

Amalia Zepou

Filmography

Selective
2002 Stigma
2004 Athens through the hoops
2006 Living and Learning: The Return

Filmography Lydia Carras & Amalia Zepou
2011 Dry Stone-Wall, Supports of the Aegean