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Antonis "Tony" Angastiniotis (born in Aberdeen, Scotland, 9 September, 1966) is a human rights activist, documentary maker, journalist and author.
Tony’s spiritual beliefs are rooted in the Cherokee spiritual ways known as the White Path. In October 2007 he was appointed as a Clan Chief by the Elders of United Indian Nation. His native name, Night Eagle, was given to him by Elder Morning Star of the Cree nation.
He is renowned for questioning Greek Cypriot nationalism in his written works and in his documentaries, "Voice of Blood" and "Voice of Blood 2: Searching for Selden". The documentaries drew attention to the massacres carried out by Greek Cypriot EOKA B members against Turkish Cypriot civilians. Tony is a member of the Greek Cypriot community. |
| Location | His Book “Trapped in the Green Line” explains the reason of making Voice of Blood and the necessity of reconciliation through acknowledgment and forgiveness. Through his speeches and articles Tony has equally criticized both communities for the atrocities of the past and calls the communities to apologize.
"The same people who then accused the Greek establishment of not being democratic enough to show my documentary in the South they themselves are now doing the same thing in the North against the broadcasting of Panicos’s film. This shows the extent of hypocrisy and fear that dominates in our hearts. Only cowards avoid looking into their past mistakes. I was never one of them and I will not become one of them.
Our problem on this island is that we allow a few chauvinists to tell the majority how to behave, what to say, what film they must make, what poem they must write, what flag we must draw on our mountain. By remaining silent we assume the role of the traitor while the |
| Biography | The documentaries drew attention to the massacres carried out by the Greek Cypriots against the Turkish Cypriots.
He has also written an article entitled, "Barbarism Against the Turkish Cypriots…The other side of the coin", which he dedicated to the Turkish Cypriot school children who were brutally massacred in Murataga in 1974 and brought to light the Greek Cypriot brutality. |
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So far, Angastiniotis’ film has only been shown in the Turkish Cypriot north. But he says his target audience is not Turkish Cypriots but Greek Cypriots.
“All Turkish Cypriots know what happened in these villages. It's the Greek Cypriots who don't.”
Angastiniotis’ 30-minute film, titled The Voice of Blood, gives a detailed account of how dozens of Turkish Cypriot women and children of the three villages were killed and thrown into mass graves by Greek Cypriots from neighbouring villages in the period between the two Turkish invasions in 1974. It includes extensive footage and interviews with survivors of the attacks.
The filmmaker believes that despite Cyprus’ European and democratic credentials, it still has problems coming to terms with its past.
“Let's face it: truth is truth. As a state you have to be able to face your faults, your mistakes, your history,” Angastiniotis says.
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