Paul Mason’s docu on the crushing of the Athens Spring (video)

As economics editor for Channel 4 News in the U.K. and the author, most recently, of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Mason is well-suited to examine the tumultuous recent history of Greece, which has confronted both creditors and the European Union on the austerity measures that have crippled the country’s economy.

Alongside frequent co-conspirator Theopi Skarlatos, Mason tracked the political upheaval in Greece; Skarlatos directed their collaborative four–part series, #ThisIsACoup, while Mason produced and narrated the films.

#ThisIsACoup – Episode 1- “ANGELA, SUCK OUR BALLS”

#ThisIsACoup – Episode 2 – “TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY”

#ThisIsACoup – Episode 3 – “OXI, THE GREEK WORD FOR NO”

#ThisIsACoup – Episode 4 – “SURRENDER OR DIE”

Recounting the moment last January when the leftist Syriza party was elected to power in Greece, Paul Mason said, “I knew it would be the most important political crisis of my life.” In this wide-ranging conversation, he talks to The Intercept about capturing the moment when hopes were at the highest, striving for access to key Syriza politicians navigating new power and internal party disagreements, and what he hopes other journalists can learn from the film. Source: theintercept.com