​In the 1990s the island of Leros became famous for the wrong reasons: an international outcry concerning the infamous psychiatric asylum. The psychiatric reform that followed impacted the whole island.
Breaking Ground – Reinventing an island (E apoasylopoiisi enos nisiou)
Breaking Ground – Reinventing an island (E apoasylopoiisi enos nisiou)
Born in Thessaloniki, studied Computer Engineering in London and Film Directing in Athens. She has worked in production management for documentaries, TV series and feature films and has directed short fiction films and documentaries. Her first feature documentary, “Portolago-Ghosts in the Aegean” (2017) won numerous awards in international film festivals.
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SCREENING DAY:
February 1, 2026
SCREENING TIME:
11:30:00
VENUE:
Broccoli Theater at LMU
YEAR:
2025
DIRECTOR(S):
Ioanna Asmeniadou-Phocas
PRODUCER(S):
Ioanna Asmeniadou-Phocas
EDITOR:
Ioanna Asmeniadou-Phocas
CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Markos Spanos
MUSIC:
Nikos Kypourgos
RUNTIME:
35 mins
COUNTRY:
Greece
PREMIERE:
World Premiere
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