DOCVILLE – 99 LASKAREOS ST., ATHENS

“99 Laskareos St., Athens” is the first episode of Docville, a cinema-verite documentary series about urban life in Greece today, against the backdrop of the financial crisis. Zoe and Athina, two women in their fifties, own two small shops in the same neighborhood. Everyone knows them and shops from them. Their stores are a daily meeting point for the locals to exchange their news and discuss issues that relate to their common microcosm. Due to the crisis, most small businesses in this neighborhood are closing. Zoe and Athina are fighting hard to keep their businesses afloat, even though they know that very soon their life is going to change, as will the local area.