A Social Ecosystem (2017)

The historical context of cooperatives in Thessaly plain at rural Greece, the gradual depreciation and the recent development of an ecosystem of cooperatives and social enterprises today are interwoven in the storyline. The documentary uses the cinematic language to convey the experiences of the people involved in these initiatives, members of the academic community and of support structures addressing the notions of cooperativism, social economy and how they are related with the current situation in Greece. Moving beyond theory it presents ecosystem of organizations as well as innovative relations of production and circulation, with the well being of society higher than the rush for profits, a hopeful view on the future of European rural development.