WITNESS · TIME Studios, UNHCR · USA

TV Show / Documentaries

A testimony-led documentary giving displaced people space to speak in their own words, produced within a major US documentary framework across sensitive locations in Greece.

Credits

Role

Location Sound Recordist

Director

Darren Genet

Production Origin

USA

Shooting Location

Lesbos Island · Ioannina · Igoumenitsa, Greece

Broadcaster

UNHCR · produced by TIME Studios, in collaboration with Trevor Noah · Angelina Jolie · Leonardo DiCaprio

Production Context.

  • Sensitive access: filming in Kara Tepe, the former Moria camp and smuggler hideouts near Igoumenitsa required a discreet and security-aware working method in a highly exposed documentary environment.

  • Displaced contributors giving testimony: the sound approach had to remain calm, respectful and non-intrusive throughout.

  • Translation and camera workflow: sound was sent to an off-set translator, recorded on a separate track, and shared by IEM so both the director and camera operator could follow the meaning of each scene in real time.

  • A major US production framework in unstable locations left no room for technical weakness, so full backup equipment and redundancy were carried throughout the shoot when filming in Greece.

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let's work together.

Location sound in Greece for documentary, commercial, television and film production.

©2026 Manolis Makridakis. This website uses Framer Analytics and Google Search Console to understand general website performance. No advertising trackers or contact forms are used.

let's work together.

Location sound in Greece for documentary, commercial, television and film production.

©2026 Manolis Makridakis. This website uses Framer Analytics and Google Search Console to understand general website performance. No advertising trackers or contact forms are used.