Documentary exploring Greko culture in Calabria makes its Canberra debut neoskosmos.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from neoskosmos.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The first will be featured on Sunday, titled
Magna Graecia: a Visit to the Greko of Reggio (Calabria), and it is the third documentary in their award winning Magna Graecia series.
Billy and Basil spent time amongst the Greko villages and towns, meeting everyone from the first Greek Orthodox priest from Calabria in centuries to the young Greko who are inspiring and keeping the language alive. The boys met Maria Olimpia Squillaci, who, along with her father and family, have worked hard with older and younger Greko to keep the language going. The Squillaci family from Bova Marina, is just one significant part of the Greko community. Across the three documentaries, viewers will meet a range of older Greko (and Griko in Apulia) and younger ones, such as the talented musician Danilo Pandelis Brancati, Eleonora Petrulli, Dr Manuela Pellegrino.