AGAPI
Overview:
1914-1923 marked the 2nd phase of the Genocide of the Greeks of the Black Sea by the Young Turks. Agapi, her family, and the whole village’s Greek population are forced out of their homes and into a march in the snowy forest for 40 days. Will they survive the ordeal? A hand drawn animated film with over 10,000 drawings that took more than 3 years to make by Julia Speropoulos.
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