Lazaros Beltsios
A Documentary about Bees Sets Greek Documentary Festival Buzzing
The Charmer of Grammos, directed by Vaggelis Efthimiou, stood out among the 66 documentaries at the 3rd Greek documentary festival – docfest Halkida. Efthimiou received the Giorgos Kolozis Award introduced this year to honor the memory of the famous Greek documentary director who died suddenly a few weeks before the festival.
To shoot his film, Efthimiou traveled to Grammos in the northwestern corner of Greece, one of the wildest mountains in a country where the human presence harmonizes with nature. The director found the old man Sotiris, who had been living there for almost 80 years in primitive conditions. Sotiris starts a journey in the forest every fall in search of bees, which are becoming fewer and fewer every… Continue reading
World of Warcraft: Entertainment or Addiction?
World of Warcraft, the online role playing game, has introduced an alternative way for youth to entertain themselves and socialize. According to Blizzard, which own World of Warcraft, the number of users that play this game reached 10 million worldwide the last year.
For three years now, when Nick’s friends want to see him, they must drive to his home, because he spends so much time in front of a computer screen playing World of Warcaft. His obsession with the game is such that when he isn’t playing it, he is talking about it. He even shirks his responsibilities to play. Even when he decides to do something else, he looks forward to returning home and logging in again. This… Continue reading