ROCKET WARS from easter island Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 3 min 39 sec
✓ Published: 30-Jun-2015

Description:
A war to keep the peace. In the small village of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios, there is unrest.For over a century, parishioners of two Greek Orthodox churches have engaged in a battle on Holy Saturday, firing more than 100,000 homemade rockets at each other’s churches once the sun goes down.nnThis film is a reflection of a sense of devotion that feels lost in the modern world. Seeing people with so much passion for the craft and tradition of rocket-making was invigorating to witnes