The National Herald. SAN FRANCISCO – The 17th Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival (SFGFF) takes place October 3-10 this year and includes the in-person drive-in screening of Topkapi, the classic 1964 Oscar-winning film starring the legendary Melina Mercouri. With the exception of the drive-in event, all other screenings will be online and available free READ MORE …
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By Jonathan Farrell, HVY.com Some of humanity’s earliest theatrical and dramatic presentations come from the Greeks. Often when the word “drama” is said, it implies something serious. But actually the term drama is derived from a Greek word for action. According to the Greeks, drama refers to two kinds of drama. One that is a READ MORE …
The 2019 San Francisco Greek Film Festival (SFGFF) wrapped its 16th annual event, with daily screenings held October 20th through 27th. The Festival screened eight feature films, and sixteen short films, by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the world. SFGFF audiences responded to surveys at every screening, making their voices heard in process to READ MORE …
Link to original article. By Tasos Kokkinidis The San Francisco Greek Film Festival (SFGFF) wrapped its 18th annual event, which was presented April 16-25, 2021. The Festival, held in mostly virtual platform, screened twelve narrative features, seven documentaries, and seven narrative shorts, by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the world. San Francisco Greek Film READ MORE …
Synopsis: The story of an ill-fated romance between a young Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Running Time: 12 hours, 17 minutes Director: Van Ling Actor Costas Mandylor is expected to attend. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 READ MORE …
Synopsis: “Where does the sun go when it gets dark? Why is the chicken’s egg so important to humans? Why doesn’t my brother take me with him when he goes caroling with Claire? Who is this mister Al Jaimer who follows my grandfather everywhere?” Six-year-old Markos is determined to find solutions while, unexpectedly, the READ MORE …
Synopsis: Yiannis, a faded musician who is about to leave Cyprus for a better life abroad, sees his plans turned upside down when his dog runs away and crosses the Buffer Zone that separates the “Greek South” from the “Turkish North.” Can he smuggle him back in? Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes READ MORE …
Synopsis: Something magical is happening in a small uncharted island, somewhere in the Aegean Sea: two unsuspecting foreigners, a French member of the European Parliament and a young economist, arrive in idyllic Armenaki with a fishing boat. They quickly become acquainted with the locals’ strange lifestyles and subversive moral values. Money is out-dated and READ MORE …
Synopsis: Yanni’s mom is on her way to audition for a role as Shakespeare’s Viola, when she discovers that her son has been left home alone. Through a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life, while walking in the most controversial area of central Athens: Patision READ MORE …
