AKOE/AMFI: The Story of a Revolution (*Just to sleep on their chest…)

1h 11m
DocumentaryHistory
8.5

Greece, 1977. A proposed law brings gay men and “transvestites” together in a historic event and sparks the creation of the first Greek LGBT movement. For the next 13 years, AKOE and its magazine Amfi, would define the way LGBT Greeks think about themselves. This film celebrates their story and legacy.

Cast

Ioko Ioannis Kotidis
Self
Betty Vakalidou
Self
Paola Revenioti
Self
Aggelos Papadimitriou
Self
Zak Kostopoulos
Self (archive footage)
Andreas Papandreou
Self (archive footage)
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Self (archive footage)
Grigoris Vallianatos
Self

Crew

Iosif Vardakis
Director
Kostis Kontogeorgos
Editor
Dimitris Kasimatis
Cinematography
Lefteris Charitos
Executive Producer
Marina Danezi
Producer
Tasos Koronakis
Producer
Kostas Koutelidakis
Sound
Konstantinos Vita
Music

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