Concourse Media Board’s 6-part Yanis Varoufakis Doc “In The Eye Of The Storm”: Watch the trailer for the HotDocs project on Crisis of Capitalism

EXCLUSIVE: Concourse Media has acquired worldwide distribution rights In the eye of the storma six-part documentary series about lightning rod economist, whistleblower and politician Yanis Varoufakis, who resigned as Greece’s finance minister in 2015.

In his fight to solve the debt crisis in Europe’s most bankrupt country, he befriended and battled political heavyweights including Emmanuel Macron, Christine Lagarde, Wolfgang Schäuble, Bernie Sanders, Angela Merkel and Barack Obama.

Since his clashes with some of the world’s most powerful institutions, Varoufakis – celebrated by some, reviled by others – is now a recognizable political figure in the Western world and a sought-after headline on news channels such as the BBC and CNN. his memories adults in the roomwas named by The Guardian as one of the 100 most important books of the 21st century.

Throughout the series, Varoufakis reflects on the challenges facing the European Union, the rise of Donald Trump, the attacks on democracy, the specter of fascism, the crisis of capitalism and the danger of the climate challenge. Over six episodes, the series weaves a political narrative about the fate of our civilization: where we are, how we got here and where we must go. Examining the contradictions of capitalism, Varoufakis argues that mainstream economics is not a science but an ideology—an ideology designed to justify the failures of a declining system.

In The Eye of the Storm It was directed by writer and artist Raoul Martinez, who produced with Amir Amirani. Executive producers include Sol Tryon, Erik Felderhof, Waël Kabbani and Mark Mahmoudi. The movie appeared on Hot Docs in April 2022.

Concourse Media holds the worldwide rights to the series and will offer it to distributors this month.

“Varoufakis is someone who has seen how power works at the highest level and is willing to speak out. I consider his expert testimony, rare in its candor, to be that of a whistleblower because it lifts the veil on the workings of power, which all too often remain shrouded in secrecy,” said Director Martinez.