“Ruins: Chronicle of an HIV Witch-Hunt” is a documentary about the criminalization of HIV. Directed by Zoe Mavroudi, it tells the story of a group of HIV-positive women who were detained by the Greek Police, forcibly tested, charged with a felony, imprisoned and publicly exposed, when their mug shots and personal data were published in the media, in the run-up to the country’s 2012 national elections.
“Ruins” premieres in the Benaki Museum – Peiraios Street Annex, Athens, on Sunday September 15th, 7pm, and the Aula Maxima, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, on Tuesday September 17th, 7pm. Both screenings will be followed by a discussion with the film director. Screenings are open to the public and entrance is free. After a round of public screenings in Greece and abroad, “Ruins” will become available online.
Visit the “Ruins” website for more information and related material.
Zoe Mavroudi, The Irate Greek, OmniaTV and UNFOLLOW magazine present
RUINS
Chronicle of an HIV witch-hunt
Directed by Zoe Mavroudi
Camera Operator, Sound: Giannis Chinos
Editor: Antonio Rochira
Post-processing: @menacius
Original Music: Fruto5
Composer: Diamanda Galás, “This is the Law of the Plague” (Plague Mass, live 1991)
Sound Mixing: Nikos Tsines
Trailer: @menacius
Graphics Design, Subtitles: Nefeli Alepoudeli, @menacius
Editorial Assistant: Marianna Roumelioti
Executive Producers: Theodora Oikonomides (@IrateGreek), Loukas Stamellos (@potmos)
Production Assistant: @ypopto_mousi
Promotion & Publicity: Theodora Oikonomides, Natalia Klossa
Web Design: @ypopto_mousi, @SpecKtator_
London crew
Camera Operator: Antonio Rochira
Lighting Designer: Bryan Romaine
Sound: Nicholas Payne
Interviews in order of appearance
Kostas Farmakidis, Lawyer
Group of Lawyers for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants
Ourania Georgiou, Doctor
Infectious Diseases Unit, Evangelismos Hospital
Marianella Kloka
ΝGO, Positive Voice
Chrysa Botsi, Doctor
Andreas Sygros Hospital, HIV Unit – ΝGO, Act Up Hellas
Evangelia Soumeli
Solidarity Initiative for the Persecuted HIV-positive Women
Anna Kavouri
NGO, Center for Life
Mariniki Alevizopoulou, Journalist
UNFOLLOW magazine
Matthew Weait, Professor of Law and Policy
Birkbeck College, University of London
Music Titles
“102 Neptune Seconds”
“Dollhouse Conspiracy”
Composed by Fruto5 (@KyriosElefantas)
fruto5.blogspot.gr
“This is the Law of the Plague”
Composed and performed by Diamanda Galás
From: “Plague Mass: 1984 – End Of The Epidemic”
Recorded live in concert on October 12th and 13th, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City
Produced by Kurt Munkacsi and Blaise Dupuy
Executive Producer: Rory Johnson
Mixed at The Living Room Studios Inc., NYC
Mute, Elektra Entertainment
“Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op.13, No.5”
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Artist: I Musici di Roma
From the CD: The Best of Boccherini: Including the Minuet
Copyright: © 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Philips
This documentary would not have been made possible without the invaluable contribution of the activists from the Solidarity Initiative for the Persecuted HIV-positive Women, Evangelia Soumeli, Sissy Vovou, Popi Melliou and Chrysa Botsi
Thank you also to:
Sophia Apostolia
Yorgos Avgeropoulos
Antonis Broumas
Aliki Chapple
Christos Christou
Marina Daskalopoulou
Nikos Dedes
Tasos Fotiou
I Musici di Roma
herring1974
Jason Hickel
Κostadis Kabourakis
Laura Kelber
Sofia Kiritsi
Christina Lardikou
Vagelis Mallios
Virginia Mantouvalou
Eleni Marini
Argyro Mavroudi
Kostas Mavroudis
Medecins Sans Frontieres Greece
Gabriel Melissourgakis
Gerasimos Notaras
Takis Panagiotopoulos
Vasilis Papadopoulos
Katerina Patrikarakou
Charalambos Poulopoulos
Vaso Sideri
Τherapy Center for Dependent Individuals-KETHEA
Elizabeth Zachariadou
@_GiaNt_
Our immense gratitude goes to Andrew Brady and Walton Pantland from Union Solidarity International, as well as Unite the Union, who provided the seed funding without which this project would not have materialized
Presented by Zoe Mavroudi, The Irate Greek, OmniaTV and UNFOLLOW magazine
Dedicated to all the women who were arrested and to those who still support them
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