Jafar, a film shot by Nancy Spetsioti, a filmmaker from the central Greek city of Larisa, has gone viral on the internet. The film, about a racist Greek family and their interaction with a dark-skinned man in a hospital waiting room, offers viewers a surprise ending that has propelled the film internationally.
Viewed by almost 2 million people on the filmmaker’s YouTube channel, the film has been picked up by major blogs and websites that wanted to share the film’s powerful message.
Racism and the estrangement and marginalization of immigrants is increasing in Greece with the influx of the arrival of illegal immigrants. This is how one Greek filmmaker decided to share her own personal views of the crisis.
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Nice message but doesn't make sense since donors and recipients are no longer permitted to meet, even if the recipient requests it. At least this is the case in Cyprus, were we actually have the largest number of registered bone marrow donors in the world, per capita. So never would a doctor go out of his way to break the rules simply for his own edification.
What a kill-joy! Can't you just allow something good to be communicated to this broken world?! Why did you find it necessary to point out that the message, "doesn't make sense…" It makes tremendous sense, at least to those of us who want to heal this broken world and make it a better place for all people!
I wish I had more room to respond to the ridiculous comment made by Ms Marcoulis. She might be technically correct in that donors and recipients are no longer permitted to meet…but who really cares! What a kill-joy! Can't she just allow something good to be communicated to this broken world?! Why did she find it necessary to point out that the message, "doesn't make sense…" It makes tremendous sense, at least to those of us who want to heal this broken world and make it a better place for all people! Including for the child that Ms Marcoulis is holding in her picture!
I guess that you didn't read the part about "nice message". Bone marrow transplants and donation are a serious issue. So if someone is going to talk about it, they better get their facts straight. Why can't someone (the filmmaker) make a social commentary AND use proper information. I don't get what's so hard about using accurate information, especially if your intention is to spread the message far and wide.
Oh I read your trite comment "nice message" but it was overshadowed by your need to be "accurate." At least the world will hear the message of love and moving beyond tolerance to acceptance and dare I say love. But you, I guess have some kind of need to be correct to the letter of the law. If you wish to make an letter perfect film that communicates accurately every iota of your subject matter, please do so!
Oh I read your trite comment "nice message" but it was overshadowed by your need to be "accurate." At least the world will hear the message of love and moving beyond tolerance to acceptance and dare I say love. But you, I guess have some kind of need to be correct to the letter of the law. If you wish to make an letter perfect film that communicates accurately every iota of your subject matter, please do so!
A beautifully poignant message delivered in just a few minutes. Much less than the time taken for Ms Marcoulis to write her message of pessimism.
Would that we could all take a leaf out of Jafar’s book!
Martha Marcoullis…i don't know whether you have heard of the word Art….ever? It's not a f@#ng documentary about the bone marrow donation process. Next time you kid watches a film with a great message, like let's say Ratatouille, go ahead and kill it for him, saying "But mice are unsanitary in the kitchen!"….Τί να πω, ώρες ώρες τραβάει ο κόσμος κάτι κολλήματα……
Congratulations, very good film with a unique social message. In my opinion the story plot reminds the concept of "24 Grams" film of Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu. Beyond any similarities, the short film is interesting and very well framed.
that's one of the stupidest commercials I've ever seen…and it's a shame that the "filmmaker" is trying to portray Greeks as racists when they've been taking care of the largest illegal immigrant population in all of Europe…what a shame….
This a great, short film that cuts to the quick
of the matter which is not just the shame of
any particular group, but the sin of
HUMAN kind.
This is a great and short film that cuts to the
heart of the matter. This behavior is not
just a shame for any particular group, but a
total misunderstanding of the words
“HUMAN BEING” and “MANKIND.”