Where There Are People / Wherever People Are
Direction: Nikos Megrelis / Nikos Megrelis
Script: Nikos Megrelis / Nikos Megrelis
Producer/Production: On The move IKE
Country of Production/Country: Greece / Greece
Duration: 71'
Production Year/Year: 2020
Language/Language: Greek / English
Subtitles/Subtitles: English / English
Synopsis:
Based on the exclusive visual material of Médecins du Monde Greece and the emotional stories of its members, the director brings us to areas affected by natural disasters, poverty and wars. There, medical volunteers struggle to save lives and provide humanitarian and medical assistance regardless of color, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. It is a documentary where the noble values of humanity, such as giving and humility, alternate with the feelings experienced by volunteers in the regions: hope and sorrow, anguish and fear, joy and disappointment.
Based on the exclusive visual material of the Doctors of the World Greece and the emotional stories of its members, the director brings us to regions struck by natural disasters, poverty and wars. There, medical volunteers struggle to save lives and provide humanitarian and medical aid regardless of colour, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. It is a documentary where noble values of humanity such as self-giving and humility alternate with the feelings the volunteers experienced in the field: hope and sorrow, agony and fear, joy and frustration.
Director's/Biography Biography:
Nikos Megrelis is a journalist and director with more than ten awards in Greece and abroad for his documentaries, for his journalistic, television and radio work. His feature documentary Shooting vs Shooting, Dying for the Truth , was awarded at many festivals (Sichuan-China, Kazan-Russia, Halkida, etc.). In 2012 he was nominated for the Awards of the Greek Film Academy. So far was awarded at the "Roma cinemadoc" festival (2016) and at the Halkida Festival it was awarded the sound engineering award in the same year.
Nikos Megrelis is a journalist and director with more than ten awards in Greece and abroad for his documentaries, journalism, television and radio work. His feature documentary film Shooting vs Shooting has been awarded in many festivals (Sichuan-China, Kazan-Russia, Chalkida etc). In 2012 it was nominated for the Hellenic Film Academy Awards. His film Enough was awarded at the “Roma cinemadoc” (2016) as well as at the Festival of Chalkida where it won the sound award at the same year.
