My Country on BBC World News taps into this rich vein by showcasing documentaries made by local film-makers about their own patch.

We’ll include films about social issues, politics, current affairs investigations and observational documentaries. No one film can ever give a complete picture of a country but we hope that they’ll all offer a fresh, revealing and surprising perspective on the nation concerned.

Recently My Country has travelled to Poland, Afghanistan, Italy, Australia and South Africa and Brazil.

In a crowded part of a small Greek city, each day after school, Alexandra, Vlad, Chrysa and the rest of their crew gather in front of Christos’s house to play football until bedtime.

But as soon as they begin, the neighbours try and stop them. The kids’ reaction is fiercely defiant, as there’s nowhere else to go. Alexandra decides to talk to the mayor and insist that he come and see the situation for himself.

This begins a year-long campaign to get the town to build them a play area. But will their determination and friendship be enough to realise their dream?

The most commonly used word in Athens of late is crisis. The film tells the story of modern Athens from the perspective of a young Athenian woman as she struggles to get on in her everyday life in Athens 2010.

Through our main character we come to learn why the riots of December 2008 in downtown Athens may be part of or, may have lead to today's infamous Greek crisis.

The main body of the film is composed of the 5 days of the week, each touching upon an aspect of the consequences of the crisis. What do the young hope for today?

How do they experience the crisis in Athens. When the summer ends will Athenians strike again or find another way to deal with the crisis?