Sugartown: The Day After

Sugartown

The Mayor of Sugar Town is a man on a mission. A self-proclaimed hero, he will stop at nothing to rebuild his constituency after the biggest wildfires in Greece’s history swept through the area, burning everything to the ground. His vice Mayor and 24 villagers died in the devastating fires and he barely escaped with his life. The question is, will his plans to redevelop the area and his indifference to the rule of law, destroy what is left? A story of disaster capitalism, ambition and graft; where greed and exploitation threaten to leave nothing but scorched earth for the community of Sugar Town.

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Details

Country of Production
Greece / France

Year of Production
2009

Format
Digi Beta Pal

Length
56 / 67 min

Director
Kimon Tsakiris

Production
Anemon Productions in co-production with Bi-Optic, ARTE G.E.I.E., ERT in association with TSR, Al-Jazeera UK, YLE, TV3 and CyBC

Original Language
Greek

Subtitles
English, French

Festivals / Awards

IDFA 2009
Docs Barcelona 2010
Thessaloniki IDF 2010
AsterFest FF 2010
Documentarist IDF Istanbul 2010
Los Angeles Greek FF 2010
Sole Luna IFF 2010
Supetar Super FF 2010
Lemesos IDF 2010
Ekofilm IFF on the Environment 2010
Halkida Greek DocFest 2010
Filmfest Hamburg 2010
Int. Festival of Film and Culture Patras 2010
MEDIMED 2010
Sichuan TV Festival 2010
Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2010 (URTI International Grand Prix for Author's Documentary Bronze Medal)