Do you think filmmaking is exclusively reserved for Hollywood big-shots? Or do you think documentary is just boring old TV shows?
Planet G(reece), the latest educational program designed by Exile Room targeting teenagers, is here to change your mind, proving that documentary is the ideal way to tell your story with whatever means you have at your disposal. At the same time, it will introduce participants to a vast array of exciting professions that are worth getting to know!
Planet G(reece) is a series of workshops with documentary at their core, targeting teenagers between 13 and 19 years old, both Greeks and immigrants, with the intention of encouraging intercultural collaboration and introducing them to a brand new world that could forever change their answer to the agonizing question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”. Each workshop cycle will accept up to 25 participants and will focus on a different field, producing a different short documentary at the end. After the workshops have been completed, all films will be screened in a closing festival.
If you’re a teenager, a parent or an organization that works with teenagers, please check out the workshops below. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or registrations at 2103223395 (12-5pm) or workshops.exile@gmail.com (contact person: Thanasis Patsavos).
Submissions for Planet G(reece): Part Β [workshops 3-7] have opened, and will remain open for the duration of the programme. Interested parties can only participate in one of the workshops.
Wearing a mask during the workshops is recommended.
Planet G(reece) will conclude with an online portal where all films will become available to the public, along with workshop manuals. This material can be used as an educational tool by educators, parents, schools and NGOs who want to recreate one or all of the workshops.
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Have you ever thought of combining documentary and animation? It might sound strange, but there’s nothing more creative than imposing fantastical images on actual events, making the real world even more interesting or masking details you want to conceal – like someone’s identity. In this workshop, you will use stop-motion animation techniques to create an intoxicating mixture of animation and real life, in a short documentary.
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Can documentary filmmaking help save the planet? In this workshop, we will learn what it means to be an activist and how we can use documentary filmmaking to uplift voices and perspectives that advocate for social justice. We’ll look in every corner of the city for revolutionary, eco-friendly solutions and people who have dedicated their lives to saving the planet, and we will make a short documentary about protecting the environment.
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Have you ever tried watching a horror film with the sound off? If not, this is probably a good time to tell you that it’s not scary at all! Does that mean that sound is what causes the strongest emotional reactions and not image? In this workshop, we’ll split into groups and each one will create a different audio landscape for the same silent story, turning it into a completely different experience. The participants’ sound recordings will be transformed into a short film!
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Have you ever considered that a poster is not just an interesting image but a way of communicating with your audience? Bend Design, a small studio that specializes in cultural events, will teach participants the basic tools of graphic design and help them create their own original posters, inspired by short films.
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What does documentary and journalism have in common? In this workshop, we will explore various journalistic techniques used in documentary filmmaking, we will learn how to prepare and manage an interview, and how our research can turn into a project that will travel all around the world!
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