We return to Greece with stories of people trying to move on with their lives in whatever way they can. We meet a couple who fell in love even though they weren't expecting anything like that to happen, and even though her family didn't approve. We also meet a shopkeeper in a camp who's running what amounts to a cigarette charity. (Part One)
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Boar Traps, Beaches, and a Baseball Stadium
More in this Series
Are We There Yet?
You Just Keep on Pushing My Love Over the Borderline
There are young single men and women at the camps, and there’s some flirting for sure. But usually it doesn’t seem to go very far. One of our producers Sean Cole met a couple camped out at a gas station. (14 1/2 minutes)
Thank You for Smoking
People don’t have a lot of money in the refugee camps, and our producer Miki Meek went to see what that’s like at a camp that’s been built on the grounds of an abandoned psychiatric hospital. About 1,300 people are living there. They’re Yazidi, a religious minority from Iraq. (9 minutes)
Last Resort
There’s a camp trying to set the gold standard for what refugee camps are to be. It’s in an actual beach vacation resort. Joanna Kakissis went there. (18 minutes)
Take Another Little Piece of My Heart
One night at L-M Village, a panic-struck man walked up to Robyn Semien from our staff. He said his wife had a medical problem. (16 minutes)
Smile, You’re on Handmade Camera
Sean hit up this one piece of coverage that wasn’t like any of the others. He got a little obsessed with it. (13 minutes) Follow refugees.tv on Facebook.
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Act Five: It’s Not Easy Being Green
Act Two: Brothers from Another Planet
Act Three: Director’s Cut
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