The makers of Debtocracy, the documentary which started out as a small Greek independent production and ended up reaching an audience of 2 million from Japan to Latin America, are back. This time they look at what happens when state assets shift to private hands.
Aris Chatzistefanou & Katerina Kitidi traveled around the world gathering data on privatization in developed countries and searching for clues on what could Greece look like after its own massive privatization program. Turning to the cases of London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow and Rome, CATASTROIKA predicts what will happen if this model is applied to a country run by international lenders.
Slavoj Zizek, Naomi Klein, Luis Sepulveda, Ken Loach and Greg Palast offer their thoughts on austerity, the Greek government as well as the attack against european democracy in a time of worsening crisis. Academics and pundits Dani Rodrik, Alex Callinicos, Ben Fine, Costas Douzinas, Dean Baker and Aditya Chakrabortty also present unknown aspects of the privatization programs in Greece and abroad.
Just like Debtocracy, CATASTROIKA is co-produced by the public. Both funds and helpful ideas originated from viewers. Was the investment worth it?
Tune in at www.catastroika.com tonight, 17.00 GMT and see for yourselves.
The documentary is availabe free of charge under creative commons license. High-resolution files are also available for TV and cinema in various languages.
Catastroika was written and directed by journalists Aris Chatzistefanou and Katerina Kitidi. Economist Leonidas Vatikiotis was the team's scientific advisor. Music by Active Member and Ermis Georgiadis. Editing by Aris Triantafyllou. Produced by Infowar Productions and Thanos Tsantas.
For more information, please visit www.catastroika.com or contact us at +306945161147.
Comments on Debtocracy:
-“Debtocracy: the documentary which fascinates Greeks”, Liberation
-“The best film of Marxian economic analysis yet produced”, The Guardian
-“Fahrenheit 911, An Inconvenient Truth, The Age of Stupid, Inside job […] If there were a prize for the quick response and immediate impact, Debtocracy would win it” La Vanguardia