EXCLUSIVE: Concourse Media has acquired worldwide gross sales rights to Within the Eye of the Storm, a six-part documentary collection about lightning rod economist, whistleblower and politician Yanis Varoufakis, who famously resigned from his publish as Greece’s minister of finance in 2015.
Throughout his wrestle to resolve the debt disaster in essentially the most bankrupt nation in Europe, he befriended and battled with political heavyweights together with Emmanuel Macron, Christine Lagarde, Wolfgang Schäuble, Bernie Sanders, Angela Merkel and Barack Obama.
Since his clashes with a few of the mightiest establishments on the planet, Varoufakis – celebrated by some, vilified by others – is now a recognizable political determine within the western world and a frequent speaking head on information stations together with the BBC and CNN. His memoir, Adults In The Room, was named by The Guardian as one of many high 100 most vital books of the twenty first Century.
All through the collection, Varoufakis displays on the challenges confronted by the European Union, the rise of Donald Trump, the assaults on democracy, the spectre of fascism, the disaster of capitalism, and the hazard of local weather problem. Over six episodes, the collection weaves a political narrative in regards to the destiny of our civilization: the place we’re, how we acquired right here, and the place we should go. Varoufakis explores the contradictions of capitalism, whereas arguing that mainstream economics is just not a science however an ideology — one designed to justify the failures of a declining system.
In The Eye Of The Storm was directed by author and artist Raoul Martinez who produced alongside Amir Amirani. Govt producers embody Sol Tryon, Erik Felderhof, Waël Kabbani and Mark Mahmoudi. The movie premiered at Sizzling Docs in April 2022.
Concourse Media is representing worldwide rights on the collection and will likely be presenting it to distributors this month.
“Varoufakis is somebody who has seen how energy works on the highest ranges and is prepared to speak about it. I’ve come to treat his professional testimony, uncommon in its candour, as that of a whistleblower, because it lifts the veil on the functioning of energy which too usually stays shrouded in secrecy,” stated director Martinez.
