Hopeland: An Eco-Community in Southern Greece
Hopeland is an eco-community located on a 7.6-acre property in the area of Argolida.
The community was first conceived in 2011 as a place where families could spend time outside co-living with other families and learning about nature.
The creator and owner, Erato Hatzimihalaki, founded the project establishing four fundamental Pillars: Environment, Tradition, Culture, and Personal Development, which have remained the same ever since.
After the first 7-year period, Hopeland opened its doors to the world, hosting international projects in collaboration with Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.
Nowadays, Hopeland hosts long-term volunteers during the year, as well as people that want to live a sustainable lifestyle, get to know and help local communities like the town of Koutsopodi and work on themselves.
This documentary aims to portray the lifestyle in Hopeland, a clay oasis outside of modern civilization.
The Place
The village I
The area where the short-term members live
The Village II
The Village III
Bathrooms of the Village
Consisting of 2 outside toilets and 2 showers
Bathrooms of the Village II
Water Tanks
The Round Building
Inside the Round Building
The Tea Place
Tool containers
Material piles
Sunset chairs
Dog houses and recycling bins
Rihard, Juliana, Eszter and Halil watching the sunset in the Sunset Throne
Eszter and Rihard working
The Church
Originally built as a place for prayer and meditation nowadays is used as an extra room for guests
Outside Kitchen
Only tap of drinkable water in Hopeland
Outside Area
Weekly work plan and Charging Station
Weekly cleaning plan
Main Kitchen
Juliana outside the Guest House
Guest house bathroom
Gui and Eszter sleeping in the Guest House
The Guest House is the coldest place in Hopeland during the day. It is used as a place to rest and to store food.
Zsolt sleeping in the Guest House
Bruna and Kiki relaxing in the Guest House
Drying strings and Solar Panels
Laundry place
Due to the lack of electricity laundry must be done by hand
New Gardens
The new gardens were built in the span of 2 days thanks to the support of the Liveloula community
Xenia sleeping in the hammock of the New Gardens
Chicken Coop
The hens
The gymnsaium
Collaborating with other Communities
Workshop with Liveloulla
Creating the New Gardens with Liveloulla
Helping with the Koutsopode Wine Festival I
Helping with the Koutsopode Wine Festival II
Helping with the Koutsopode Wine Festival III
Helping with the Koutsopode Wine Festival IV
Helping with the Koutsopode Wine Festival V
Locals organizing the Koutsopode Wine Festival
Cleaning the Local School
Personal Projects
Rihard making cement
Rihard and Eszter repairing the stairs
Rihard and Eszter showing the stairs
Stathis and Zsolt shifting clay
Halil and Giannis carrying gravel to the Round Building
Kiki working on a new transportable chicken coop
Ana's and Gui new volleyball court
Behind the scenes of "The sustainable Demon"