On April 6, Cineculture presents Dogs of Democracy (2016), an inspiring film about love, community and care.

Discussant: Mary Zournazi (Writer/Director)

Dogs of Democracy is a documentary film about the stray dogs of Athens, Greece, and the people who take care of them. Greek-Australian filmmaker Mary Zournazi explores life on the streets through the eyes of these dogs and their peoples’ experience. Shot on location in Athens, the birthplace of democracy, the film is about how the Greeks have become the ‘stray dogs of Europe’, and how the stray dogs in Athens have become a symbol of hope for the people and for the Greek anti-austerity political movement. This is a universal story about love and loyalty and what we might learn from animals. “A powerful film narrative, the stray dogs of central Athens are transformed from mere symbols of a peculiar freedom to witnesses of a heart-wrenching human crisis.” Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist, Academic and Politician. 58 minutes. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/257451582

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Sponsors: The Classics Program, the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, with support from the Phebe McClatchy Conley Endowment

Film screenings are Fridays at 5:30 p.m. in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (West of Save-Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center Building). Exceptions will be noted.

All CineCulture films are free and open to the public.

CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community. For further information about CineCulture: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/