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Documentary short · 20 minutes · Classical Athens · Tragedy, theatre and contemporary democracy

Democracy Is Coming

Released · 2024

Classical Greece

Christos Sarris connects Greek tragedy and the Athenian political inheritance with contemporary debate through an Onassis Culture documentary.

View towards the Acropolis from the Pnyx in Athens
The Pnyx and Acropolis, Athens. Contextual photograph; not a production still. George E. Koronaios · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped and resized.

The production story

Drawing on Simon Critchley’s Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us, the film brings theatre and political reflection into conversation. Its ancient-Greek relevance lies in the continuing interpretation of tragedy and democracy, rather than a dramatisation of classical Athens.

Onassis published the film on 25 October 2024. The 2018 presentation of Birds in Brooklyn and the 2019 Onassis festival are part of its background; those event dates are not the film’s release year.

Known filming locations

The Onassis account connects the film with theatre and discussion in New York. It does not publish a complete documentary filming schedule.

Developments

  1. 25 October 2024

    Onassis Channel publication of the 20-minute film. Source ↗

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