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Live your myth on a deck Photos & Short Story by Zak Varvaresso    Travelling by boat on the open deck from Patra to Ancona and backwards, it has been something like a ritual all these years as it is the cheapest way to find your way to Italy in case you are not lucky or anticipatory enough to book your economyContinue reading “Pray In A Bottle”

Revolt at Amygdaleza Detention Center Photos & Report by Zak Varvaresso On Monday February 16, Pakistani immigrant Muhammad Nantim 22, was found dead at the Detention Center of Amygdaleza. He had been already in detention for almost two years before he headed into the Amygdaza, one of the largest detention centers in the Athens supberb. HeContinue reading “Storming Heaven”

Athens Gets Rid Of  Its Open Bazaar Photos & Short Story by Zak Varvaresso The open-air merchandise bazaar in the very center of Athens, has been a well-known ritual of the city for many decades now. Since the 2004 olympic games it has been relaunched around the Gazi, an area named after its Gas factoryContinue reading “Gas Diffusion”

Photos & Short Story by Zak Varvaresso The Port of Piraeus, 20 minutes away from Athens, is well known to tourists for the scenic route to the white and blue islands of the Aegean Sea. But during the last year the port which is one of the major sea-hubs in the Mediterranean -a strategic passage ofContinue reading “Permanent Vacation”

An interview with director Jakob Brossmann on filming life at the border island of Lampedusa Photo Interview by Zak Varvaresso       Your film just debuted at Locarno film fest and has been this year’s Europa Cinemas official film selection. JAKOB BROSSMANN: It was a great honour for me, because I really care a lot about two things:Continue reading “Lampedusa In Focus”