Change Makers

Change Makers

Lefteris Arapakis was born to be a 6th generation fisherman in Greece. Instead, he started the country’s first-ever fishing school, training fishermen to remove plastic garbage from local waters and convincing this ancient profession – including his own family – of the need to protect the Mediterranean Sea and beyond. Lefteris is the first of six young climate activists, our Change Makers, to be featured in a docuseries of the same name. Together, they are tackling the biggest issue of our time – the race against climate catastrophe – as they transform their individual communities and inspire people with their innovation, persistence, and grace.

Casey Beck is an award-winning documentary director, producer, and cinematographer. After completing a Fulbright in Argentina, she served as First Unit Director on Ballplayer: Pelotero, a New York Times Critics’ Pick that aired on ESPN. Her debut feature, The Organic Life, premiered at Mill Valley, won Best Documentary Feature at Santa Cruz, and was released on The Documentary Channel. Her environmental justice films—Downstream, The Great Divide, and Smells Like—have screened internationally with Pulitzer Center support. She is currently on faculty at Tulane University.

After this content becomes available June 2nd at 10:00 am EEST, you’ll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 72 hours to finish watching.

SCREENING DAY:

January 31, 2026
SCREENING TIME:
4:30 pm

VENUE:

Broccoli Theater at LMU
  • 2026, Santa Barbara International Film Festival
  • 2025, Drama Short Film Festival – World Premiere
  • 2025, Chania Film Festival – Best Short Documentary GR2ME
  • 2025, Peloponnisos International Documentary Film Festival – Nominee
  • 2025, Newport Beach Film Festival

YEAR:

2025

DIRECTOR(S):

Casey Beck

PRODUCER(S):

Mary Cardaras

EDITOR:

Eric Won

CINEMATOGRAPHER:

Casey Beck, Giorgos Dellis, Alexandros Oikonomidis

MUSIC:

BC Campbell

RUNTIME:

21 mins

COUNTRY:

Greece-USA

PREMIERE:

LA Premiere

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