SPECTRES ARE HAUNTING EUROPE

Synopsis

The daily life of refugees in the camp of Idomeni, next to the Greek-Macedonian border. Refugees waiting in queues for food, tea and doctors; waiting to cross the border between Greece and Macedonia. One day, Europe closes its borders for them once and for all. The “residents” of Idomeni decide, in their turn, to occupy the train tracks, blocking the trains that carry goods across the border.

Director Biography

Maria Kourkouta (1982) is a Greek filmmaker and photographer living in France. She has been making short documentaries and experimental films since 2008, including the film collage Prelude 02 – 07 and Epistrofi stin odo Ailolu (2013). For her feature-film debut Spectres are haunting Europe, she collaborated with Greek author Niki Giannari.