Friends & Benefits

A Marky Ramone gig, a murder, a riot, and a big dildo.

A diverse group of people share one unexpected bond: type 1 diabetes. Through their stories, this documentary traces a community effort that began in Athens ten years earlier to bring visibility to a condition often overlooked.

“In 2014, on the tenth anniversary of Athens Pride, I grabbed a camera and asked the thoughts of different people in the community: was there any change? Opinion was divided, but the opinion that came last was that of Zak Kostopoulos – who was right!”: these are the words of the influential figure Maria Cyber, as she looks back at her first attempt in filmmaking. “I think things are changing, getting better. They’re also getting worse at the same time, strangely enough. There’s an increase in people who are very anti [-LGBTQI+] and those who are pro… Let’s see who’ll win in the end – we will!” Zak charmingly said to the camera held by Maria, with whom he had a friendly relationship, four years before his brutal murder.