Why Women are banned from this Greek State
Mount Athos is a semi-autonomous state within northeastern Greece, with over a thousand years of history and is the spiritual centre for all of Orthodox Christianity. One of the customs practised on the holy mountain forbids any female from accessing Mount Athos, making it the only territory in the world with an all-male population. After gaining access to hundreds of photos, maps and documents and speaking to people who have worked on the mountain, we’re going to unpack what life is like on this all-male territory, and ask the question why are women banned from Mt Athos.
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Executive Producer/Story Editor/Host: Andy Burgess
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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.
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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.
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• Mount Athos, part 2
Time Stamps:
0:00 - The Rabbit hole of Mt Athos
2:32 - The origins of the mountain
5:54 - The treasures of Mount Athos
7:10 - The landscape is unlike anywhere else
9:35 - Paying the bills
10:57 - Why aren't Women allowed on Mt Athos?
12:42 - Why does Greece back up this Law?
13:37 - The problem with making this video
14:05 - What is life on Mt Athos like in 2023
16:38 - Channel update Q3 2023
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