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The Greek Village That Won't Die
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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.
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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.
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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
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 contact@faultlinevideos.com
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