Thermopyles Refugee Center
Thermopyles Refugee Center
Thermopyles Refugee Accommodation Center
This site is located in a defunct resort at the hot springs of Thermopyles (Thermopylae) in Central Greece. The site is about 15 kilometers from the city of Lamia. Currently, Thermopyles houses about 450 refugees from a variety of countries.
Hiyam’s Story
The first thing we saw when we entered the room was the cake, sitting on the floor. A beautifully decorated cake, worthy of a pastry shop display....sitting on the floor of a tiny, disheveled room with bunk beds, a tiny sink and a small dresser. This is how we met...
Back to Thermopyles
https://vimeo.com/218554102 It was a pleasure to return to Thermopyles after my initial scout, this time for four days of shooting. In 2016, when there was a mad rush to the northern border as it was closing, Giorgos Palamiotis, a journalist, managed to set up...
May 17, 18, 19, 20 Thermopyles impressions by Bill
As moving as our first day’s shoot was at Tavros, it was just a foreshadowing of the amazing time we spent in Thermopyles, our first camp visit. Thermopyles is outside the city of Lamia, several hours north of Athens. It was well known as a hot spring resort, but had...
May 15- The Journey Begins
At the beginning of February I got a phone call from my friend Bill Megalos in Los Angeles, asking me if I would like to make a documentary with him, about the refugees in Greece. I've known Bill since 1989, when I worked as his assistant for four years. We've stayed...