Vasia Markides Trailer "Hidden in the Sand"

This is a trailer to my documentary about the ghost city of Cyprus. See synopsis below: To order a copy, visit www.vasiamarkides.com.

Synopsis
"Hidden in the Sand" chronicles the story of Famagusta, a city in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus that was evacuated during the 1974 invasion. Since then, a large portion of Famagusta has been encircled by barbed wire and kept under strict surveillance by the Turkish military, which uses the territory as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Cyprus government. Over the last 34 years, Famagusta has become a deteriorating ghost city; its former inhabitants watch their houses decay from outside the barricades, waiting for the day when they can return. The film examines the tragic and absurd nature of this "hostage town" while simultaneously exploring issues of loss, ethnic identity, and the ugly effects of nationalism and propaganda in the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities.

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Film & Animation

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[allegro1981]

I totally understand those people's moarnings and sadness because of their loss of property etc, but it just gets me when they try to reflect this as if it is one sided.. I met so many Greek-Cypriots who are very patriotic and fanatics.. They threw stones at my car when i was driving just because they can tell that i am from North Cyprus.. People in north Cyprus DO WANT a solutuion, but the Greek Cypriots do not want the re-unification of the island...So unfortunate