Link to Original Article The San Francisco Greek Film Festival’s exceptional program includes 41 films: eight narrative, nine documentaries and 24 shorts. It runs March 16-23 at the Delancey Street Screening Room, 600 The Embarcadero; some selections will stream as well. Tickets cost $15, except $50 for opening and closing nights, which include receptions. For READ MORE …
Synopsis: A little girl tries to protect her sand turtles from the danger that the summer has! Directed by 7-year-old Anna Maria Kakona, with the help of her mother Calliopi Villy Kotoula.. Running time: minutes Genre: Short Film, Family, Kids Country of Origin: Greece Language: Greek Directors: Anna Maria Kakona, Calliopi Villy Kotoula READ MORE …
Synopsis: After summoning the stone statues of the caryatids from the Acropolis, Joanna has to help them reunite with their lost sister to help save the world. Running time: 4 minutes Genre: Short Film, Comedy/Fantasy Country of Origin: Greece Language: nglish & Modern Greek Director: Stephie Theodora READ MORE …
Synopsis: Cyprus, 1936. In the midst of a raging tuberculosis epidemic, a dedicated young doctor seeks inventive ways to save his patients’ lives and protect them from the disease’s social stigma. The film is adapted from a short autobiographical story by Takis Evangelides, a local doctor at Cyprus' only TB sanatorium when the island READ MORE …
Synopsis: Arbi, 24, is raised in Athens. After the events on the night of the Serbia-Albania football match, Arbi will have to decide whether to attend the wedding of his relatives, whether to claim the girl he likes, whether he is Albanian or Greek. Running time: 19 minutes Genre Short Film, Social Drama READ MORE …
Synopsis: A railroad crossing in the middle of nowhere. Two log cabins facing each other. All around are yellow hills and an open horizon. Two watchmen: The lonely Giannis, who never leaves his post, and the relaxed Antonis, who follows the rhythm of the landscape. Every now and then a voice from an old READ MORE …
Synopsis: Stuck in place and time, a self-sustaining community of holidaymakers share their love for the sun and sea. An observational documentary offering an intimate glimpse into Cyprus's last remaining caravan park. Running time: 10 minutes Genre Short Film, Documentary Country of Origin Cyprus Language: Modern Greek Director: Antonis Pouliasis READ MORE …
Synopsis: Discover the hands-only drifting! Panayiotis Grigoriou is the only active paraplegic Drift driver and SL 2018 Champion of Greece. This short documentary gives us the opportunity to get a brief glimpse of his racing career and the struggles he is forced to overcome daily. Panayiotis Grigoriou (Spinnerakos) was born in Chalkida and lived READ MORE …
