A new 90 minute broadcast quality documentary has been produced in Australia telling the story of the Anzacs in the 1941 Greek campaign. It does so through the use of excerpts from over 130 hours of veterans’ video interviews from the personal archive of historian and director Dr Peter Ewer. These were completed over 20 years ago as part of Peter’s university studies. To these vivid interviews have been added newsreel footage and still photographs from the campaign.
The whole effect is to tell the story of the campaign as it has never been told before. We see the veterans speak for themselves. Dr Ewer worked with director and filmmaker John Irwin and historian and associate producer Jim Claven to complete the documentary. The film is narrated by journalist, author and Greek campaign veteran’s son Barrie Cassidy.
The documentary is being premiered in Australian cinemas in October 2024, with plans for an Australia-wide TV broadcast on Anzac Day 2025. Plans are underway for screenings in community settings, in Greece and hopefully in the UK under the auspices of the Brotherhood.
The documentary trailer can be viewed at the following weblog link: https://lemnosgallipolicc.blogspot.com/2024/08/anzac-greek-chapter-documentary-trailer.html.
For more information on the documentary go to the following weblog link: https://lemnosgallipolicc.blogspot.com/2024/07/anzac-greek-chapter-documentary.html