Anyone Seen This Movie: Next Year in Lerin (2000)

RMK · **Posted:** 08 Nov 2008 14:09

Welcome to "Hollywood North" Jill

Q. Was any of your movie filmed on Location? If so, which villages in Lerin? My village is Nevoleni, Lerin or the Greek forced name change to Skopia, Florina.

Regards,

Alex

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jilldaniels · **Joined:** 07 Nov 2008 17:17 **Posts:** 16

Hi Alex

Yes a lot was filmed in the area around Lerin. Some villages are ruined, others now only have Greeks.

TrueMacedonian · **Joined:** 14 Apr 2005 01:32 **Posts:** 4846

I can't wait to get it. Jill, how was it filming tis documentary within the sphere of the "greek" government? I haven't seen the film but I wonder if they gave you a hard time.

RMK · **Posted:** 09 Nov 2008 03:24

jilldaniels wrote:

Hi Alex

Yes a lot was filmed in the area around Lerin. Some villages are ruined, others now only have Greeks.

Many of those people are really ethnic Macedonians who now claim to be "pure" Greek since the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1912.

Greece does have history and alot of it is covered up for a reason, not theirs ie. Turkish coffee :flowers

Jill any chance you could post the movie trailer here?

Thanks

jilldaniels · **Joined:** 07 Nov 2008 17:17 **Posts:** 16

I was cautious in Greece. It was myself with a camera and a woman sound recordist who speaks Greek. We said we were making a film about birds, but not many people asked. We didn't see any authorities when we were filming fortunately. It seemed clear that many people were Macedonian rather than Greece but I didn't talk to people there about that, I was more interested in seeing how empty the villages are, quite pointless forbidding people to come back when the villages are decaying anyway. But this was 10 years ago so things may have changed now, perhaps someone else knows.

But when we came to film on the border it was different. The Greek police were very threatening, refused to allow us to film the bus of Macedonian people who were trying to cross over and then threatened to confiscate our camera.

We got some nice shots though!

You can see the trailer by following the link from my website www.jilldanielsfilms.com it's just a short clip though.

osiris · **Joined:** 13 May 2004 23:28 **Posts:** 1894

Quote:

But when we came to film on the border it was different. The Greek police were very threatening, refused to allow us to film the bus of Macedonian people who were trying to cross over and then threatened to confiscate our camera.

what a nation of insecure fools who will do naything to stop the truth coming to light, well done jill great work.

pelagonia · **Posted:** 09 Nov 2008 12:07

Well done Jill, if only there were more people like you.

RMK · **Posted:** 09 Nov 2008 13:01

jilldaniels wrote:

I was cautious in Greece. It was myself with a camera and a woman sound recordist who speaks Greek. We said we were making a film about birds, but not many people asked. We didn't see any authorities when we were filming fortunately. It seemed clear that many people were Macedonian rather than Greece but I didn't talk to people there about that, I was more interested in seeing how empty the villages are, quite pointless forbidding people to come back when the villages are decaying anyway. But this was 10 years ago so things may have changed now, perhaps someone else knows.

But when we came to film on the border it was different. The Greek police were very threatening, refused to allow us to film the bus of Macedonian people who were trying to cross over and then threatened to confiscate our camera.

We got some nice shots though!

You can see the trailer by following the link from my website http://www.jilldanielsfilms.com it's just a short clip though.

I'm very proud of you Jill. Later today I will add you to my website listed below.

Alex (baby boomer) :flowers

jilldaniels · **Joined:** 07 Nov 2008 17:17 **Posts:** 16

Thanks!!!

Rogi · **Posted:** 09 Nov 2008 14:35

Hello Jill,

First of all welcome to the forum. I am very glad that you found this forum and that you have decided to participate on it. I am also very happy about creating this thread because I guess it has brought you here.

I want to congratulate you and thank you for filming "Next Year in Lerin", it is fantastic and your work means so much to so many of us!

I do have a question for you though: How did you hear about the plight of the Macedonians and what drove you to making this movie? I would love hear your story about how it all came about.

Once again, congratulations on your fantastic work and many thanks for the same!

Regards,

Rogi

RMK · **Posted:** 09 Nov 2008 15:14

jilldaniels wrote:

Thanks!!!

Done now

Folks lets help our new friend and purchase her movies.

jilldaniels · **Joined:** 07 Nov 2008 17:17 **Posts:** 16

A lot of my films are about exile and how the idea of the 'homeland' takes on a kind of mythic emotion to the people exiled and their descendants.

I have a great friend and he was the French cultural attache in Skopje just after Macedonia became independent. I visited him and he told me about this story which he knew would interest me after we heard something about it on the BBC World Service. He introduced me to a guy called 'Krash' who became my guide to the story and to all the people who eventually came to be in the film. Then I had to raise the money which took a while :wall

, but I eventually got a grant from the Soros Foundation to do the research and it went on from there.....

VMRO · **Posted:** 09 Nov 2008 15:59

I'm not surprised that they tried to take your camera, My father who was a political refugee from Aegean Macedonia had his camera confiscated upon entry into Aegean Macedonia, he was told he would get it back upon his departure, this is how they treat Macedonians entering their own land.

Skapan · **Joined:** 02 Feb 2008 06:02 **Posts:** 753

dimko-piperkata · 12/21/2012 @11:11p.m. ,

some more infos...

http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/c ... kWl3003C70

http://www.nationalfilmnetwork.com/Stor ... ductID=209

:clap:

RMK · **Posted:** 10 Nov 2008 12:00

VMRO wrote:

I'm not surprised that they tried to take your camera, My father who was a political refugee from Aegean Macedonia had his camera confiscated upon entry into Aegean Macedonia, he was told he would get it back upon his departure, this is how they treat Macedonians entering their own land.

Greece must be held accountable for the many years of human rights violations within their borders in an international court of law.

Justice for all.

Al

Mikail · **Posted:** 10 Nov 2008 12:38

jilldaniels wrote:

You can see the trailer by following the link from my website http://www.jilldanielsfilms.com it's just a short clip though.

Nice work Jill, I recently ordered a copy myself and am waiting on its arrival. Any plans to do some other projects on Macedonia?

jilldaniels · **Joined:** 07 Nov 2008 17:17 **Posts:** 16

Any plans to do some other projects on Macedonia?[/quote]

Nothing immediate, but I am always open to suggestions. so if anyone has anything they think would make a film do let me know.

RMK · **Posted:** 10 Nov 2008 20:26

Welcome back Jill

“Hidden Agenda”

A true story about the Greek Orthodox Churchs hidden agenda to systematically ethnically cleanse an entire population of human beings, Macedonians, without any external intervention after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1912.

The Greek Civil War 1946-49 was planned and funded by the Communist Party of Athens not ethnic Macedonians. In Greece the church is the government. A democracy? Hardly, the real words that best describes that republic would be hypocrisy and paranoia.

Alex

PS The same applies in Bulgaria and Albania

Full length motion pictures are very costly unless your name is Tom or Rita and can pull something like this off at minimal cost .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2dX9KhWyQQ

:wave

RMK · **Posted:** 12 Nov 2008 02:10

If I was in charge of the Lerin Region in Toronto I know what I would be doing.

Anyone Seen This Movie: Next Year in Lerin (2000)

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