The third of three political documentaries about the creation of the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS) has been released, titled “The Hour of Responsibility.” The documentary features Alexis Tsipras in a leading role, with the former prime minister stating, among other things: “What torments me is the need to build this new effort on solid foundations so that it lasts.”
ELAS: The third and final documentary released — Tsipras delivers his message
“The Hour of Responsibility” is the third installment in a trilogy of videos that form a single, unified narrative. The story begins with Alexis Tsipras, moves through the anxieties of the younger generation, and concludes with the collective moment of the new political movement’s formation. The videos were produced by a team of volunteers — a grassroots, handmade initiative developed under the academic supervision and creative coordination of Fani Koundouri, Associate Professor of Political Science and Communication.
The first two installments were titled “The Sign of Politics” and “The Hope of Change.” Together, the trilogy attempts to answer a question that goes beyond the current political moment: what does politics mean today, and how can it reconnect with the real experiences and expectations of ordinary people?
According to sources close to the Amalia initiative, this release is not a conventional political campaign. Instead, it introduces a form of cinematic political storytelling — one that is not primarily organized around electoral confrontation and immediate persuasion, but around an evolving journey: from the individual to society, and from there to collective action. From lived experience to hope, and from hope to responsibility.
Tsipras: “What torments me is the need to build this new effort on solid foundations so that it lasts”
In the third and final video, members and supporters of the new political movement — of different ages and different backgrounds — speak out. Among the voices heard:
“One core idea has stuck in my mind: that we can change the world together with others.
The real motivation is social injustice. That turns into anger.
Only through participation can you change things, and no one can stop us from participating. The progressive world has been disillusioned in recent years and is looking for something to hold onto. I’ll admit I was disillusioned many times myself. But I’ll also tell you that the moments of joy from being in politics — when I managed, with whatever limited resources I had, to fix something — outnumbered the disappointments.
I wish there were less indifference — whether toward politics itself, or just a little more empathy from people toward each other.
We need to defeat the indifference, the sense that this is just how things are and how they’ll always be. That scares me. The leveling notion that everyone’s the same, nothing will ever change. And I wait.
People are becoming isolated individuals, each fighting their own loneliness, their own personal fears. Politics is about expanding the boundaries of what’s possible.
My greatest fear is that we have become a society of low expectations. Fear and silence were always my enemies. Because when we stay silent and inactive, others shape reality for us. So let’s start speaking up, let’s start talking to each other again, and let’s start doing things together.”
The documentary closes with Alexis Tsipras himself reflecting: “I imagine it’s like an athlete preparing to make a jump — what scares them is not clearing the bar, isn’t it? There were things that should have been done differently. There were things we failed to do, or things we did wrong. And what torments me is the need to build this new effort on solid foundations so that it truly lasts.”
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