LAVRIO MINES OFFICIAL TRAILER

LAVRIO MINES (2021) | OFFICIAL TRAILER [HD] | ADDICTED2H2O

A documentary about the underwater exploration of the Lavrio Mines. Filmed between 2019 and 2020 showing for the very first time amazing underwater video footage of Greek mines. Including the planning, preparation and a firsthand account on the many challenges faced by the team in organizing highly demanding dives in extreme environments. Providing the viewer with a unique insight of the flooded galleries from their last days of operation. Αdding Greek Mine Diving to the domestic and international technical diving forum communities.

Background
The discovery of a flooded arcade and the need for further exploration led cave divers Erikos Kranidiotis and Stelios Stamatakis to explore these galleries further. In 2019 and 2020, exploratory dives were carried out in several sections of the mines at Lavrio in Greece, capturing amazing images of these underwater galleries for the very first time. Lavrio was a center of attraction for mining activities since the ancient times. The geologic activity between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates formed the Attica-Cyclades Geological Arc, essentially making Lavrio a mineral-rich area. The ore veins were already visible superficially from the Neolithic Age. The first organized inhabitants of Attica extracted natural copper from the galleries of Thorikos to manufacture tools. Mining activity intensified from 3200 BC and reached its peak in the 5th and 4th century BC in the time of the Athenian Republic, making Lavrio and its surrounding area an industrial center of antiquity. After centuries of neglect, the mines were reopened in the 19th century, industrial activity supported the Greek state economy, and the Lavrio Mining Companies were the industrial superpowers of this era until almost the late 20th century.

A FILM PRODUCED BY
Erikos Kranidiotis, Stelios Stamatakis, Maria Fotiadi

FILM EDITED BY George Pavloudis
SOUND DESIGN BY Konstantinos Papadopoulos
COLOUR CORRECTION Ilias Panaritis
DIRECTED BY Erikos Kranidiotis

SUPPORTED BY
The XDEEP Exploration Support Program
Landmark Loutridis
Tethys

SCHEDULED SCREENING
September 6th at CINE ALIMOS