The Greek Village That Won't Die

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Get 4 months extra on a 2 year plan here: https://nordvpn.com/faultline. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! In 2015 residents of Sfendili on the Greek island of Crete were forced to leave their homes as their village was drowned. They had been convinced their sacrifice was a lifeline for the rest of the Island. But today Sfendyli has reemerged and Andy decided to go there and track down former residents to understand why Greece wants to drown this village. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/Faultlinevideos/subscribed Join our Patreon for the DVD extras: https://www.patreon.com/faultline Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/faultlinevideos/ & https://www.tiktok.com/@faultlinetv Business inquiries [email protected] Faultline is produced by Andy Burgess Translator: Ilias Vrynas, Consultants: Michalis Bastakis & Maria-Stella Zeaki Artwork: Adam Stuart Special thanks to Matthaios Flourakis & Phil Butler Archival: Σφενδύλι "When the water uproots you" (A Movie by Michalis Bastakis) https://youtu.be/iRUEzNe2PS4?si=oFTX6j9iW1R_hsox https://www.facebook.com/SfentiliDocumentary Additional Archival Content: Vasilios Drossos. Nikos Sarantos, loannis Kornilakis & George Skrafnakis. Hi, I'm Andy and I believe people would be less divided if they understood each other more. So in 2022 I started Faultline to document and report on stories from overlooked people and places to shift how we see the world. My filmmaking journey started on Snapchat in 2016 where I encountered stories in parts of the world that are largely ignored by mainstream media. These stories were way bigger than my own, so I turned the camera onto others and became the guide. In 2018, that work earned me a Shorty Award nomination, a signal that audiences were ready for stories that had long been overlooked. That path led me to create and showrun 'Origins' for Red Bull, a documentary series that traced the roots of extreme sports through the overlooked communities and places that built them, and how they reshaped global culture. Over the years my reporting has taken me to places experiencing profound change, from the Arctic to the Middle East, across Eastern Europe, South Asia and the United States, to forgotten communities back home in the UK. Everywhere I go, the same pattern emerges despite language barriers and cultural differences, everyone has stories they want to tell. It’s obvious when we have real conversations we find common ground and learn something new. But inside our algorithmic bubbles, that curiosity has been replaced with fear. Faultline is my answer to that: a space for stories from places you might never think to look. Wherever possible, I travel to where those stories live, listen closely, and share what I find. Because choosing curiosity over fear changes how we see the world. That’s the journey here, and I’d love for you to be part of it. Disclosure these are affiliate links. 🗺️ Where we get our maps: https://bit.ly/faultlinemaps 📸 The gear we use: Main Camera: https://amzn.to/4cfa3tI Main Lens: https://amzn.to/3xd0SLi Vlog Lens: https://amzn.to/3xcN7MJ B-Roll Lens: https://amzn.to/45oPPvoDrone: https://amzn.to/4b0evvp Small Camera: https://amzn.to/3VD4Hms Microphone: https://amzn.to/3yX5i9L Studio Microphone: https://amzn.to/4egb9XT Wireless Microphone: https://amzn.to/45mEgF1 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3yQyMG8 Small Tripod: https://amzn.to/4bTtI2B Stabiliser: https://amzn.to/45j7FzA Main Camera Bag: https://amzn.to/3Xn3jph My Favourite Camera Bag: https://amzn.to/3XiOzI8 🎶 Music from Epidemic Sounds: https://share.epidemicsound.com/T2andyfautline24 and Musicbed https://fm.pxf.io/c/2423499/1347628/16252 Sources 🔗 https://bit.ly/48xCnXw Time Stamps: 0:00 Welcome to Sfendyli 1:08 The underwater village 2:37 The Commercialisation of Greece 4:23 The prioritisation of water 6:01 Solving Crete's water problem 7:03 Holidaying in Crete 7:53 The journey to find Sfendyli 9:03 The drowning of Sfendyli 9:38 What's left of Sfendyli 13:24 Life in Sfendyli 15:17 Why the village won't stay submerged 16:12 Returning to Sfendiyli? 17:36 What happened to the community 18:18 Did the drowning save Crete? 21:42 The new church of Sfendyli 22:24 Conclusion 23:07 Learn how we made this video #Greece #Sfendili #geography