YUBI

A mid-length creative documentary by Julia Speropoulos

LOGLINE

A girl who survived the attempt of m urder by her father, struggles daily to pull through her 99% disability, searching for her freedom.
SYNOPSIS

Aspasia Bogri was a 17-year old senior in high school living a normal life as teenager in Argos, Greece, when on August 12th 2013, she was shot by her father. Aspasia survived her murder but at what cost? Aspasia, a quadriplegic with 99% disability, isn’t able to live the life of a normal young woman. She can’t walk, move, speak. Her existence relies on her mother, Spyridoula, who quit her job to take care of Aspasia day and night. Living in Athens Greece, a country plagued by financial crisis and increased unemployment, Aspasia and her mother try to overcome several obstacles with little or no help from the government. With almost non-existent disability benefits they try to cover the high maintenance disability: 24-7 nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, doctors. Aspasia is improving slowly, with small steps at a time. Spyridoula lives through her memories of the life before. Every moment, she dreams of the day she sees the old Aspasia return, a beautiful teenager dreaming of being a criminologist. 

TECHNICAL SPECS

Genre: Creative Mid-Length Documentary.
Running Time: 40'/50' 
Year of Production: 2018
Language: Greek 
Subtitles: English, Greek
Shooting Format: FHD, 16/9, 25fps, Stereo
Lens: Pentax K 50mm, Takumar 28mm, Asahi Takumar 105mm, Pentax K
70mm-200mm, Asahi Takumar 50mm.
Final Format: DCP, MP4, ProRes

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

«In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.»

   --The journal intime of Henri-Frederic Amiel, 1891

“The film examines the lack of freedom, when there is no health. About a person who is unable to express her will, to be free. Someone, who depends on the State to offer care for. A country plagued by financial crisis and increased unemployment, fails to provide to the weak, because she herself is ill. A society that’s dying slowly, and taking down those people with her, in its declining course.” 

- Julia Speropoulos, director/producer/animator

«In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.»

MEET THE CREW


Tzanetos Komineas, EDITOR




RESUME

 Tzanetos Komineas has been a director and editor for more than 38 years, with titles including I karekla (1985), O pappous (2013) and Re-action

(2017), for which he is known for. He studied directing in Athens. He is a member of the Company of Greek Directors (EES). His films have been screened on National channel ERT as well as Festivals around the globe. He has also written and directed theatrical plays. He has published a cultural magazine as well as a collection of poems.


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Alexandra Masmanidi, CINEMATOGRAPHER




RESUME

Alexandra Masmanidi studied Audiovisual Arts at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. She was the editor of JEAN documentary film, which is Winner of Best First Film of a Director at the 4th International Documentary Film Festival Ierapetra, as well as Special Mention Winner in the Documentary Section at the 7th Athens International Digital Film Festival 2018. As a set photographer, she’s also participated in the film NIPETHES, directed by John Simvolis, and VOURVOUROU, directed by Karina Logotheti. As a camera operator, she has participated in the Swartz Foundation A WORLD NOT OURS exhibition, directed by Thodoris Prodromidis.

CONTACT/PRESS

Press Contact email: jsfilmproductionsdoc@gmail.com

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