Directed by Agnes Sklavou, and Stelios Tatakis
Produced by Stelios Tatakis, and Cosmote TV
Documentary
Greece | 2018 | 68 min
In Greek
with English subtitles
ROMANIOTES is a thoughtful portrait of a little-known Greek-Jewish community in the city of Ioannina. Living in Greece since the 4th century B.C.E., their centuries-long interactions with Christians and Muslims makes them stand out from other Jewish communities. Facing extinction during WWII, the community still remains an integral part of the multicultural mosaic of the city of Ioannina. The documentary presents the history of Romaniotes in relation to the city of Ioannina, their multiple waves of immigration, the preservation of their identities, and their coexistence with the city’s other communities.
Agnes Sklavou — Director / Script-writer
Agnes Sklavou was born in London and studied French Literature at National Kapodistrian University and Film Directing at the Lykourgos Stavrakos Film School, Athens, Greece. Since 1992 she has worked as assistant director on various feature films and TV series. As a director, her first documentary O KIR ORFEAS (2004) won the Best Directing Award at 6th International Doc Fest of Kalamata. Since 2007 she directed several TV series: SAFE SEX, PIRA KOKKINA YALIA, and O AGGELOS MOU O DIAVOLOS MOU. She has also directed three short films and four documentaries with Stelios Tatakis.
Stelios Tatakis — Producer / Editor / Director
Stelios Tatakis was born in Athens, Greece, and for over 25 years has worked as an editor, director and producer for commercials and corporate videos for companies like Fage, Ion, Elais, Revoil, Loumidis, Sarantis, National Bank, Millenium Bank, National Pinacotheque, and the Bureau of Antiquities. He has also edited feature films and various TV-documentaries: IMEROLOGIA ERGASIAS, 100 YEARS OF CINEMA, and PARASKINIO, all for ERT. He won the 1st Prize for Editing Award at Greek Advertising Festival in 2000 and 2001 and was awarded with the Editing Award in 2015 for the documentary SACKING PHOCAEA and in 2019 for ROMANIOTES: THE GREEK JEWS OF IOANNINA at Docfest.