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the full program

14 OCTOBER — 1 NOVEMBER 2015
Palace Norton Street · 99 Norton Street, Leichhardt
greekfilmfestival.com.au
2015 GFF COMMITTEE
Harry Danalis (President of the GOC of
NSW), Michael Tsilimos (Secretary of the
GOC of NSW), Samantha Andronikos,
Panagiota Avramidis, Billy Cotsis, Ula
George, Olympia Houliaras, Themis Kallos,
John Karavitis, Dimitra Lafazanos, Vicky
Mitsios, Manolis Plantzos, Dr Alfred Vincent
SPECIAL THANKS
Aleena Glentis, Penny Kyprianou, Jorge
Menidis, Costas Markos, Liza Linardou at
the Greek Film Centre, the curators of the
Greek-Australian Short Film Festival: Stella
Dimadis, Jim Koutsoukos and Katerina
Kotsonis, Elleni Comino, Dimitri Mavromatis,
Dave Caffery, Peter Ppiros.
Proudly presenting the
22nd Greek Film Festival.
Hellenic film at it’s finest.
Delphi Bank – A Division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL / Australian Credit Licence 237879.
THANKS TO OUR VENUE PARTNER
PALACE CINEMAS
Antonio Zeccola and family, Kim Petalas,
Marcus Fenson, Genevieve Kelly and the
front of house staff.
All information correct at time of printing. Changes
may occur so please visit greekfilmfestival.com.au
for all the latest information.
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NATIONAL NETWORK CO-ORDINATORS
Penny Kyprianou and Aleena Glentis
PROGRAM EDITORS
Bakewood
ART DIRECTION & DESIGN
Studio Bauhaus
FESTIVAL TRAILER
Stationary Movement
WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Mecca Medialight
PUBLICITY
Asha Holmes Publicity
GREEK TRANSLATIONS
Kypros Kyprianou
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Opening Night: Alex & Eve
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Closing Night: Zorba the Greek
53 Special Events
54 Ticketing & Venue Information
56 Screening Schedule
FEATURES
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7 Kinds of Wrath
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Amore Mio
10 Family Member
11Fan
12 Forget Me Not
13 Love Struck
14 Magic Men
16 Out of the Blue
17Riverbanks
18 The Sentimentalists
19 Wednesday 04:45
ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI RETROSPECTIVE
20Introduction
22 The Slap That Came From Paradise
23Madalena
24 Ace of Spades
25 Lady and the Tramp
26 The Fairy and the Man
DOCUMENTARIES
GREEK DOCUMENTARIES
28 Agora: From Democracy to the Market
29 Burning from the Inside
30 Sam Roma: We Are Gypsies
AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARIES
31 A Family Affair
32Family
33 Fields to Dream / Homesong
GREEK-AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
AUSTRALIAN SHORTS
36 25.12 / Addicted
37 Dacryphilia / Heidi Fires Everyone
38 Hit / Jimmy & Douglas
39 Lean / Swinger
40 Theano / This Feral Life
41 Wog / Yia Yia
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
44 A Beacon in Havana / Cure
45 Lift to Move / Minotaur
46 My Stuffed Granny / Spectrum
47 Straw Dolls / The Church at Ground Zero
48 Volta / White Sheet
51 5th Greek Student Film Festival
CREDITS & CONTENTS
FESTIVAL CHAIR
Nia Karteris
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Pamela Proestos
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FESTIVAL PARTNERS
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY
PLATINUM SPONSOR
As we enter the 22nd year of the Greek Film Festival, we look back at Greece’s
rich cinematic history with a very special retrospective, while looking forward at the
wonderful films coming out of the nation today.
We are especially excited this year to launch the program with our Opening
Night film Alex and Eve, the film adaptation of the play by the same name, which
we’ve watched grow into a massive success over the years. The Greek Orthodox
Community of NSW enthusiastically supported the play in its entire run and we
eagerly look forward to seeing its evolution to the silver screen.
WELCOME MESSAGE
SPONSORS
THE 22ND GREEK FILM FESTIVAL IS AN INITIATIVE OF
One to delight film lovers of all ages is our nostalgia-inducing Aliki Vougiouklaki
Retrospective. Take a trip down memory lane with us as we bring the darling of the
Golden Age of Greek cinema back to the big screen, highlighting five of the best
films from her illustrious career.
CULTURAL SUPPORTERS
Along with the classics, the program also includes the very best of contemporary
Greek cinema. Get ready to immerse yourself in Greece’s finest cinematic offerings,
with the award-winning films Love Struck, Wednesday 04:45 and Magic Men.
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
STATE MEDIA PARTNERS
Such an incredibly rich and diverse program would not be possible were it not for
the support and passion of our sponsors, especially Delphi Bank, whose investment
is a testament to their enthusiasm to assist us in keeping Greek culture alive in
Australia. Special thanks to other long time sponsors who continue to support us
every year and make our events possible: St George Graphics and Printers, Emirates,
George’s Mediterranean Bar and Grill, Premier Northpak, Confeta, M&J Chickens,
Ronis Real Estate and Universal Hotels. This year, we are also incredibly fortunate to
welcome several new sponsors: AJB Stevens Lawyers, Sealand Birk, Euro Funeral
Services, Loux, Homer St, Athena Cakes, Encore Productions and Mythos Beer. A
huge thank you to our national and state media partners Antenna Pacific, SBS Greek
Radio, Meraki TV, 2mm and O Kosmos. Thank you also to the Palace Cinemas team
and their tireless efforts behind the scenes to bring to you this wonderful selection of
Greek features, shorts and documentaries.
Come along and enjoy all the cinematic treats in this year’s line-up. We’ll see you at
the cinema!
FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS
Mr Harry Danalis
President
Greek Orthodox Community of NSW
Ms Nia Karteris
Festival Chair
Greek Festival of Sydney
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NATIONAL MEDIA PARTNERS
As we watch Greece go through an interesting time in its political history, we’re also
seeing the country’s filmmakers react and respond with innovative and thoughtprovoking documentaries. Agora: From Democracy to the Market offers a profoundly
interesting and blistering look at today’s Greece and is absolutely unmissable viewing.
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CLOSING NIGHT
OPENING NIGHT
ALEX & EVE
ZORBA THE GREEK
DIR. PETER ANDRIKIDIS
SPECIAL EVENT — SEE PAGE 53 FOR DETAILS
D I R . M I C H A E L C AC OYA N N I S
A hit Australian stage play turns big screen sensation in this World Premiere event.
This year’s Opening Night film will have your hearts dancing in an up-swell of
romance and comedy. A feelgood Australian story about dating in a multicultural
landscape, Alex & Eve brings us a little closer to home – Sydney’s inner west –
where a relationship blooms of an unwanted nature.
Written by Alex Lykos and based on his play of the same name, Alex & Eve delivers
all the warmth and humour of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and then takes it to the
next level. Uproarious performances by Tony Nikolakopoulos and Zoe Carides as
Alex’s indignant parents are the icing on this delicious cinematic cake.
Anthony Quinn gives the performance of a lifetime as Zorba, a gruff and gregarious
musician who befriends an uptight Anglo-Greek writer (Alan Bates) travelling through
Crete to claim a small inheritance and cure his writer’s block. With Zorba tagging
along for the ride, the young Englishman’s eyes are opened to the earthy pleasures
of Greece in a way that is life changing.
Winner of three Academy Awards, Zorba the Greek was a feelgood smash on its
release, and the origin of many Greek stereotypes. How can anyone not imitate Quinn’s
famous dance finale when they hear the strains of Mikis Theodorakis’ iconic song?
“If ever the abundance of life force in man has been poured forth on the screen —
and, goodness knows, many efforts to do so have been made over the years — it is
done in the brilliant performance given by Anthony Quinn in the title role of Zorba
the Greek.” New York Times.
Ο Αλέξης είναι ένας λεβέντης 30χρονος Ελληνοαυστραλός τον οποίον οι γονείς
τους προορίζουν για μία καλή Ελληνίδα. Ο Αλέξης όμως ερωτεύεται, την Εύα, μία
Λιβανέζα, Μουσουλμάνα. Όπως το νερό με το λάδι που δεν μπορούν να σμίξουν,
έτσι και ο Αλέξης με την Εύα, κανονικά, δεν θα έπρεπε να ερωτευτούν. Πώς θα
μπορούσαν όμως να αποφύγουν τον έρωτά τους;
Ο Anthony Quinn, στο ρόλο της ζωής του ως Ζορμπάς, υποδύεται έναν τραχύ
μουσικό που αναζητεί πάντοτε κάποια συντροφιά και ο οποίος φιλεύει με κάποιον
νευρωτικό Αγγλο-Έλληνα συγγραφέα που ταξιδεύει στην Κρήτη για να διεκδικήσει
μια μικρή κληρονομιά και να ξαναβρεί τον παλιό του εαυτό, ως συγγραφέας.
AUSTRALIA | 2015 | COMEDY/ROMANCE | 92 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST: RICHARD BRANCATISANO, ANDREA DEMETRIADES, TONY NIKOLAKOPOULOS
GREECE | 1964 | GENRE | 142 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST: ANTHONY QUINN, ALAN BATES, IRENE PAPAS, LILA KEDROVA, SOTIRIS MOUSTAKAS
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Alex (Richard Brancatisano) is a 30 year old Greek Australian whose parents
want him to marry a good Greek girl. But Alex has fallen in love with Eve (Andrea
Demetriades), a Lebanese Muslim woman. Like oil and water, the two should never
mix – but how can they stop themselves from falling in love?
The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival concludes on a climactic high with a
beloved classic that will have audiences jumping in the aisles for joy.
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FEATURE FILMS
FEATURE FILMS
7 KINDS OF WRATH
AMORE MIO
DIR. CHRISTOS VOUPOURAS
DIR. CHRISTOS DIMAS
7 Θυμοί
The greatest war of all = The War of the Sexes.
Petros (Maximos Moumouris) is a desk-bound archaeologist regrouping after the
disintegration of a long-term relationship. Consequently, his views of romance and
love have been significantly coloured by his experiences, and not for the better.
Italian box office smash Men Vs Women (2010) gets some Greek seasoning in this
equally hilarious – and cheeky – remake.
Through the prism of a multicultural Athens, Petros’ disillusionment sees him cross
paths with a diverse array of people of varying sexualities and cultural backgrounds:
Husam (Nikos Gkelia), Laertes (Haris Fragkoulis) and Migen (Kora Kouvani) – second
generation Albanian immigrants relying heavily on Petros to facilitate their big break;
Daneel (Ieronimos Kaletsanos), a banker who sees only commodities, not people;
and Michael (Vasilis Xenikakis), a police patrolman with a unconventional take on
reality and imagination.
Through his sumptuous black & white lens, filmmaker Christos Voupouras offers an
engaging treatise on love, sexuality, faith, relationships and migration that is sure to
provide much conversational debate post-screening.
A tapestry of four gender-dominated stories intertwine: the extramarital shenanigans
of a volleyball coach, two best friends falling in love with the same gorgeous girl,
a powerful yet totally mismatched coupling of two vastly different people, and the
post-divorce quest for a second chance at love and life.
Wounded hearts, unfulfilled dreams, unexpected casualties… anything goes when
romance is the order of the day. What you can expect, though, are lots of laughs, lots
of love, lots of sexiness and lots of fun.
Τέσσερις δαφορετικές ιστορίες καταπιάνονται με την εξωσυζυγική σχέση
ενός προπονητή πετόσφαιρας, τον έρωτα δύο φίλων με το ίδιο κορίτσι, τον
προβληματικό δεσμό δύο διαφορετικών ανθρώπων και την προσπάθεια ενός
διαζευγμένου για μια δεύτερη ευκαιρία.
Ο Πέτρος, ένας αρχαιολόγος, προσπαθεί να ξαναβρεί τη ζωή του ύστερα από τη
διάλυση ενός μακρόχρονου δεσμού. Η αποηγοήτευσή του τον φέρνει σε επαφή με
διάφορους Αθηναίους, με διαφορετικές πεποιθήσεις και αρχές. Θα μπορέσει, άραγε,
αυτή η πολύμορφη παρέα, να του αλλάξει την κυνική του στάση για τον έρωτα;
GREECE | 2014 | DRAMA | 114 MIN | GREEK/ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: MAXIMOS MOUMOURIS, NIKOS GKELIA, SOFIA KOKKALI, HARIS FRAGKOULIS,
IERONIMOS KALETSANOS, KORA KARVOUNI, VASILIS XENIKAKIS
GREECE | 2015 | COMEDY/ROMANCE | 95 MIN | GREEK (NO SUBTITLES)
CAST: FANIS MOURATIDIS, IOANNA TRIANTAFYLLIDOU, NATALIA TSALIKI, MYRTO ALIKAKI
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A hypnotic, existentialist view of relationships – a man convinced that love doesn’t exist.
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FEATURE FILMS
FEATURE FILMS
FAMILY MEMBER
Ανεμιστήρας
DIR. MARINOS KARTIKKIS
DIR. DIMITRIS BITOS
“If they find out he’s dead, they will cancel the pension…”
We will be one big happy family. Right, Dad? Right, Mum?
An average Cypriot family sail into murky ethical waters in an effort to stay financially
afloat in this alarmingly all-too familiar drama.
An incendiary psychological thriller, Fan opens with 11 year-old Lemonia (Danai
Androulaki) holding a hand grenade and holding court over her mother (Irini Drakou) and
father (Giorgos Valais). After enduring their ceaseless fighting, she is a child on the edge.
Υiorgos and Sophia are trying hard to cope with the financial needs of their family
of four. Since the family business – a small grocery store – fails to provide them with
enough income, the grandfather chips in with a share of his pension.
But then, suddenly, grandfather dies in his sleep. The desperate family choose to
hide his death in order to continue collecting his pension, even when social security
are knocking on their door…
Through flashbacks, we see the events – uncomfortable silences punctuated with bouts
of rage – that have escalated to this point. We also embark on the strangest family
vacation ever where Lemonia acts as a tyrannical director and her parents as her cast.
In his distinctive way, filmmaker Dimitris Bitos turns “childhood vengeance into stark
neorealist poetry” simultaneously “offering the most poignant answer to the cruelty
and selfishness that rule the adult world” (Athens International Film Festival).
Leavened with some dark comedic elements, Family Member shines a light on
a serious issue while also tugging the heartstrings with its touching relationship
between the young family and the old man they claim as their own.
“The filming is blunt. My goal is for the actors’ performances to shine unhurriedly
through the serenity that only cinematographic time may construe.” Dimitris Bitos.
Ο Γιώργος και η Σοφία, βασιζόμενοι στη σύνταξη του παππού τους, έχουν ένα μικρό
παντοπωλείο. Όταν όμως ο παππούς πεθαίνει, στην απελπισία της η οικογένεια
κρύβει το θάνατο του παππού για να συνεχίσει να καρπούται τη σύνταξή του.
Ένα ψυχολογικό θρίλερ, με πρωταγωνιστή ένα 11χρονο κορίτσι που έφτασε στα όριά
του από τους συνεχείς καυγάδες των δικών του και που στην απόγνωσή του τους
κρατά όμηρους με μια χειροβομβίδα στο χέρι.
CYPRUS | 2015 | DRAMA/COMEDY | 105 MIN | GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: YIOLA KLITOU, CHRISTOPHER GRECO, NTORA MAKRIGIANNI
GREECE | 2014 | DRAMA | 87 MIN | GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: DANAI ANDROULAKI, GIORGOS VALAIS, IRINI DRAKOU
THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
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FAN
Μέλος Οικογενείας
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FEATURE FILMS
FEATURE FILMS
FORGET ME NOT
LOVE STRUCK
D I R . YA N N I S FAG R A S
D I R . T H O D O R I S AT H E R I D I S
“A film that will most probably go on exasperating some and intriguing others.”
Senses of Cinema.
Essentially a Heart of Darkness mission at sea that sees a Greek woman chasing
her lover to the ends of the Earth, Forget Me Not is a simple story told with powerful
resonance.
Filmed primarily aboard a small boat in the Bering Sea and in the actual locations
of the North Pacific and Alaska, the film unveils a world of mythic proportions
thanks to the 35mm cinematography of Panagiotis Salapatas. The filmmakers show
us a vast and desolate world – from magnificent snow-capped mountains to the
mighty menace of the ocean – a world that both unites and separates the couple,
magnifying and fulfilling their yearning. .
Ο Αλέξης που ζει στη Νέα Ορλεάνη, παίρνει ένα μήνυμα από έναν παλιό του
έρωτα, τη Δάφνη, που του γεννά την επιθυμία του γυρισμού.Η ευκαιρία όμως για να
πλουτίσει με μια επιχείρηση καταδύσεων εκτροχιάζει τα σχέδιά του.
GREECE | 2014 | COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANCE | 104 MIN | GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: THODORIS ATHERIDIS, SMARAGDA KARYDI, PANAYIOTA VLANTI
A romantic parable that packs in as many laughs as it does emotional punches.
Shot against the leafy suburbs and twilight ports of Athens, Thodoris Atheridis
adapts and stars in an accomplished and absorbing cinematic version of his own
stage play of the same name.
In it, he is Antonis (Thodoris Atheridis), a firefighter living in Piraeus. On the eve of
his wedding to Natassa (Panagiota Vlanti), an old flame, Anna (Smaragda Karydis),
suddenly arrives on his doorstep. As the former lovers reconnect, it becomes clear
they still have feelings for each other but Antonis is unwilling to call off his impending
nuptials. The plot takes an unexpected twist leading Antonis on an outlandish
journey of laughs, love and heartbreak.
Thanks to an undeniably dangerous onscreen chemistry between Atheridis and
Karydis, Love Struck was the runaway choice for winner of the Audience Award at
this year’s Hellenic Film Academy Awards.
Την ημέρα του γάμου τού Αντώνη, παρουσιάζεται μπροστά του ένας παλιός του
έρωτας, η Άννα. Παρόλο που η συνάντηση ξυπνά ανάμεσά τους τον παλιό τους
έρωτα, ο Αντώνης αποφασίζει να προχωρήσει με το γάμο του.
GREECE | 2014 | COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANCE | 104 MIN | GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: THODORIS ATHERIDIS, SMARAGDA KARYDI, PANAYIOTA VLANTI
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While living in New Orleans, Alex (Yannis Stankoglou) receives a message from
Daphne (Aliki Danezi-Knutsen), a former paramour in Greece, igniting his desire to
return home. But the opportunity to make a small fortune on a mysterious diving job
in the Bering Straights sees him make a diversion that derails these plans.
Από Έρωτα
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FEATURE FILMS
MAGIC MEN
D I R . G U Y N AT T I V & E R E Z TA D M O R
“You won’t be able to shake the feeling that someone really made an effort to
better understand the basic core of what makes us humans.” Telavivian
In this cross-cultural pilgrimage, a 78 year-old Greek Holocaust survivor (Makram
Khoury) and his Hasidic rapper son (Zohar Shtrauss) embark on a road trip from Israel
to Greece in search of a magician who saved the father’s life during World War II.
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Both father and son have been estranged for many years so the journey is fraught
with tension, opening old wounds and seeing them in all manner of absurd
situations. Oddly enough, a Greek prostitute (Ariane Labed) proves instrumental in
bridging the seemingly gargantuan gap in their relationship.
As its title suggests, Magic Men is full of magic moments, both heartfelt and comedic.
Throughout it all, the notion of ‘returning to the homeland’ and the beautiful
Thessaloniki landscape will resonate thematically for many who see it.
Nominated for four Israeli Academy Awards, including a much-deserved win of
Best Actor for Makram Khoury.
Ο Αβραάμ, που επέζησε του Ελληνικού ολοκαυτώματος, ξεκινά με το γιό του
ένα ταξίδι, από το Ισραήλ προς την Ελλάδα για να ανακαλύψει τον άνθρωπο, έναν
ταχυδακτυλουργό, που έσωσε τη ζωή του πατέρα του κατά το Β’ Παγκόσμιο πόλεμο.
GREECE/ISRAEL | 2014 | COMEDY/DRAMA | 100 MIN | HEBREW/GREEK WITH ENGLISH
SUBTITLES CAST: ARIANE LABED, MAKRAM KHOURY, ZOHAR SHTRAUSS
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FEATURE FILMS
FEATURE FILMS
OUT OF THE BLUE
RIVERBANKS
D I R . N I KO S Z A PAT I N A S
D I R . PA N O S K A R K A N E VAT O S
Στα Kαλά Kαθούμενα
The finest traditions of road movies and romantic comedies marry in this chaotic
example of how things can… just happen.
A gripping tale of love and survival that will have you on tenterhooks until its final,
suspenseful moments.
Babis’ (Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos) life is thrown into chaos after the beautiful Athena
(Zeta Makrypoulia) comes crashing in on one eventful evening. With everything in
ruins, the two take to the road where their adventures become entwined with Eva
(Anna-Maria Papaharalambous), a woman who has run away from home.
A river acts as the border between Greece and Turkey but – more pointedly – as a
deadly minefield. One sapper, Yannis (Andreas Constantinou from GFF14’s Opening
Night feature, Little England) holds a reputation for rooting out mines in a way
machines cannot replicate. He is a lone kamikaze with no loved ones to hold him back.
Babis, Athena and Eva’a journey comes filled with twists, turns, quirky characters
and surprises at every point – including a piano filled with hidden treasure, a fortune
in search of an heir, a faithless fiancée, the police, a mysterious monastery and a
couple of bullseyes from Cupid’s arrows.
Chryssa (Elena Mavridou) is a single mother, also caring for a father and brother,
who helps the children of illegal immigrants cross the river, sometimes successfully.
In Yannis, she finds a kindred spirit – challenging death – and, for him, he gains an
instant family. But is theirs a world doomed to destruction when Chryssa’s thug boss,
also the father of her child, tries to track the couple on the run?
Written and directed by stalwart of Greek television and feature film Nikos Zapatinas,
Out Of The Blue doesn’t fail to warm the heart and leave a big smile on the face.
Η ζωή του Πάμπη γίνεται κομμάτια όταν μια νύχτα η όμορφη Αθηνά κάνει
δυστύχημα. Με τη ζωή τους κομματιασμένη ξεκινούν μια πορεία γεμάτη
σπαρταριστικές περιπέτειες.
GREECE | 2014 | COMEDY | 92 MIN | GREEK (NO SUBTITLES)
CAST: ODYSSEAS PAPASPILIOPOULOS, ZETA MAKRYPOULIA
In Riverbanks, actor Andreas Constantinou consolidates his position as one of
Greece’s most exciting new stars. His chemistry with Mavridou ensures the screen
sizzles, aided and abetted by a plot that builds momentum in a riveting slow burn.
Στα σύνορα Ελλάδας και Τουρκίας ένα ποτάμι είναι γεμάτο με νάρκες. Όταν ο
Γιάννης, ένας στρατιώτης, συναντά τη Χρύσα η οποία βοηθά παιδιά παράνομων
μεταναστών να περάσουν το ποτάμι, οι δυο τους ανακαλύπτουν πως κάτι βαθύ
τους συνδέει.
GREECE/TURKEY/GERMANY/FRANCE | 2015 | DRAMA | 96 MIN | GREEK WITH ENGLISH
SUBTITLES CAST: ANDREAS KONSTANTINOU, ELENA MAVRIDOU, LEVENT UZUMCO
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Όχθες
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FEATURE FILMS
FEATURE FILMS
THE SENTIMENTALISTS
WEDNESDAY 04:45
DIR. NICHOLAS TRIANDAFYLLIDIS
DIR. ALEXIS ALEXIOU
Οι Αισθηματίες
The much-anticipated return to directing of Nicholas Triandafyllidis after selfimposed exile.
In this modern-day film noir with all the essential elements of Greek tragedy, Yannis
(Haris Fragoulis) and Hermes (Dimitris Lalos) are standover men working as enforcers
for someone identified as ‘The Master’ (Takis Moshos). The Master’s wealth comes
from (and, quite likely, is not limited to) dealing antiques in the black market.
Dark and gritty, but with a slight comic edge at times, The Sentimentalists boasts
a score comprising a wealth of traditional Greek musical favourites, and a host of
cameos from some of Greece’s most recognisable cinema industry insiders.
Ο Γιάννης και ο Ερμής δουλεύουν για έναν έμπορο της μαύρης αγοράς με το όνομα
«Ο Μάστρος». Όταν όμως ο Γιάννης μπλέκει με μίαν ερωτική συνοδό και ο Ερμής
ερωτεύεται την κόρη του αφεντικού, και οι δυο δυστυχώς θα πληρώσουν πολύ
ακριβά τις συναισθηματικές τους επιλογές.
GREECE | 2014 | GENRE | 94 MIN | ENGLISH AND GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: TAKIS MOSHOS, DIMITRIS LALOS, HARIS FRAGOULIS, ILIANNA MAVROMATI,
EFTYHIA GIAKOUMI, ATHINA PAPPA, ANTONIS SPINOULAS, BLAINE L RENNER
“Running a jazz club can be murder.” The Hollywood Reporter
Take a dive into the Athenian underworld and organised crime machinations with
Wednesday 04:45, a distinctly mesmeric noir nail-biter.
Stelios’ (Stelios Mainas) dream of running a jazz club is crumbling as Greece’s
economic slowdown takes its toll. Owing a fortune to a local standover man – the
hulking ‘The Romanian’ (Mimi Branescu) who is also feeling the financial pinch –
Stelios is on the brink of financial ruin.
The Romanian decides it is time to call in what is owed. In full. With less than 48
hours to save his club and his family, Stelios has until 04:45 on Wednesday morning
to come up with the money.
Punctuated by a ‘60s Greek pop music soundtrack and visually striking pools of light
and colour, filmmaker Alexis Alexiou has created a John-Woo-meets-Michael Mann fullthrottle thriller exploring the lengths good men will go in their most desperate hours.
Ο Στέλιος έχει ένα μαγαζί τζάζ στην Αθήνα, αλλά τα βρίσκει δύσκολα με την
οικονομική κατάσταση των ημερών, αφού χρωστά, σε έναν αδίστακτο τραπεζίτη,
μια περιουσία ολόκληρη. Ο Στέλιος έχει λιγότερες από 48 ώρες για να σώσει το
μαγαζί του και την οικογένειά του.
GREECE/ISRAEL/GERMANY | 2015 | CRIME/THRILLER | 117 MIN | GREEK WITH ENGLISH
SUBTITLES CAST: STELIOS MAINAS, GIORGOS SYMEONIDIS
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2015
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When Yannis falls for an escort (Eftyhia Giakoumi) who has an equally ruthless
and dangerous pimp managing her affairs – and Hermes falls for The Master’s
Lolita-like daughter (Ilianna Mavromati) – both seem destined to pay a heavy price if
sentimentality overrules the demands of the ‘business’.
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THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN HAIR:
ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI
“Never let anything bad come out of your mouth about Aliki Vougiouklaki. She
stands for all our innocences.” Composer Manos Hatzidakis
Her fame exploded like fellow blonde bombshells Monroe, Bardot and Andress, yet
she remained unrecognisable to the English-speaking world. She had the sass and
curves that made grown men cry, yet she was never asked to play a Bond girl. She
was – and still is – the darling of Greek stage and screen, yet many can’t pronounce
her name...
Aliki Vougiouklaki (Aleeeki Voo-yoo-klaaki) was considered the ‘National Star of
Greece’, the single most successful Greek actress since the advent of cinema.
Echoing the rags to riches tale of many of her characters, Aliki was born into poverty
in 1934 in the town of Marousi, the daughter of a murdered governor. She secretly
enrolled in the National Theatre Drama School in Athens at age 18 and, by her early
20s, was receiving rave reviews. Laurence Olivier was even a fan of her stage acting.
By the time of her death from pancreatic cancer in 1996 at age 62, she had appeared
in 42 films and TV programs, made a nation swoon with her love affairs, and ensured
her name would be indelibly etched in the Greek consciousness forever.
She is Aliki Vougiouklaki.
“If I die tomorrow, the exact same thing that has happened to Marilyn Monroe in
the US will happen to me… The moment she died, scenes from her movies were
spliced together and everybody said, “Look, what an amazing phenomenon, what
a great actress she was.” Aliki Vougiouklaki (1976)
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Port Magazine described her as “the Greek everything: massively loved and an
outrageously versatile film star/theatre diva/singing star/comedienne/sex symbol/
nostalgia symbol/national symbol”. Her leading roles included that of a unifying postWWII and Civil War force, and one of the seminal shining lights of ‘The Golden Age
of Greek Cinema’ (1950s and 1960s).
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THE SLAP THAT CAME FROM PARADISE
MADALENA
D I R . A L E KO S SA K E L L A R I O S
DIR. DINOS DIMOPOULOS
Το Ξύλο Βγήκε Από Τον Παράδεισο (1959)
The burgeoning real-life Burton-Taylor romance of Vougiouklaki and Papamichael
plucked at the heartstrings of a nation in this To Sir with Love-like tale.
Maintaining the same sparkling humour today as it did on its release more than half a
century ago, The Slap That Came From Paradise is arguably the film that catapulted
a 25-year-old Aliki from actress to national screen idol.
Featuring a captivating soundtrack by the legendary Manos Hatzidakis, and
showcasing Vougiouklaki at her cheeky best, this was the first opportunity to see the
on-screen chemistry of a future husband and wife powerhouse.
Vougiouklaki sparks again on-screen with Dimitris Papamichael, while commencing
a professional love affair with filmmaker Dinos Dimopoulos in arguably her best
dramatic performance.
In order to support her siblings when her father suddenly passes away, Madalena
(Aliki Vougiouklaki) takes over the running of his inter-island ferry business. However,
the small and staunchly conservative island community does not approve and they
shift their support to the family’s competitor.
Undaunted by prejudice, Madalena powers on, determined to prove them wrong. As
the financial pressures mount, a burgeoning love for the son of the rival ferry owner
(Dimitris Papamichael) complicates matters. Madalena is faced with a choice: ensure
her family’s security by entering into a loveless, arranged marriage or risk everything
to keep her independence and father’s legacy alive.
A heart-warming conundrum of love versus duty, Madalena features stunning
cinematography by Walter Lassaly that documents the timeless beauty of the Agean,
and an emblematic music score by Manos Hatzidakis.
Ένας νεαρός καθηγητής διορίζεται σε ένα Γυμνάσιο Θηλέων, στην Αθήνα, και
προσπαθεί να επιβάλει πειθαρχία σε μια τάξη με κακομαθημένα και ανυπάκουα
κορίτσια. Το πιο ανυπάκουο από όλα τα κορίτσια, η Λίζα, ερωτεύεται παράφορα τον
νεαρό καθηγητή με όλα τα συνεπακόλουθα.
Ύστερα από τον ξαφνικό θάνατο του πατέρα της, η Μανταλένα αναλαμβάνει τις
επιχειρήσεις του, σε καράβια, που άφησε πίσω του. Ο έρωτας όμως με τον γιο ενός
ανταγωνιστή, στις ίδιες επιχειρήσεις, περιπλέκει την υπόθεση.
CAST: ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI, DIMITRIS PAPAMICHAEL, DIONYSIS PAPAGIANNOPOULOS
GREECE | 1960 | COMEDY/DRAMA/MUSICAL | 91 MIN | GREEK (NO SUBTITLES)
CAST: ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI, DIMITRIS PAPAMICHALI, PANTELIS ZERVOS
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A young teacher, Floras (Dimitris Papamichael), arrives on campus at an all girls’
high school in Athens. As he attempts to impose some discipline on his unruly class
of wealthy and spoilt teens, a battle of wills ensues. The girls employ a range of
tactics to get rid of the new guy. With the warring parties at loggerheads, the most
undisciplined of all the girls – Lisa (Aliki Vougiouklaki) – begins to fall head-overheels in love with her teacher nemesis.
Μανταλένα (1960)
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ACE OF SPADES
Το Δόλωμα (1964)
D I R . A L E KO S SA K E L L A R I O S
Η Αρχόντισσα Και Ο Αλήτης (1968)
One of the more risqué films ever made by Vougiouklaki – a sexier version of My
Fair Lady.
The Kelly-Astaire style American musical gets a Mediterranean makeover in one of
the biggest blockbusters of Greek cinema history.
Filmed on the island of Rhodes before the arrival of mass tourism, Ace of Spades
sees a cunning card shark (Alekos Alexandrakis) enact a plan to dupe wealthy men
of their money: use a pretty girl as bait then clean out their bank accounts.
A comic road movie (of sorts), Lady and the Tramp sees Aliki Vougiouklaki coupled
with her then husband, Dimitris Papamichael, in a musical two-hander that transitions
smoothly from dialogue to gay performance.
He finds the most alluring of cabaret dancehall girls (Aliki Vougiouklaki) before
embarking on a comedic regimen of culture and fashion lessons to turn her into a
smooth-talking sex-bomb. But his ‘ace’ throws a spanner in the works when she
meets an innocent young man who helps her regain her purity.
Aliki plays a privileged girl who finds herself in the unprivileged position of
impending marriage to a rich but boring man. She flees, dresses as a boy to mask
her identity and meets Lefteris (Dimitris Papamichael) – a vagabond who takes the
‘boy’ under his wing. A comedy-of-error ensues where we question the motives of
Lefteris – is he helping her because he loves her, or because he wants to claim her
father’s reward?
Aliki Vougiouklaki proves her worth as more than just eye candy in a standout
dramatic performance that could easily have veered into excessive melodrama. Be
seduced by her charm and witty, rapid-fire dialogue.
Γυρισμένη στη Ρόδο, η ταινία αυτή αναφέρεται σε έναν παράτολμο χαρτοπαίχτη
ο οποίος καταστρώνει ολόκληρο σχέδιο για να ξαφρίσει, οικονομικά, πλούσιους
άντρες χρησιμοποιώντας ως δόλωμα ένα ελκυστικό κορίτσι.
Pocketing the highest payment in Greek cinema history, Vougiouklaki is revealed as
a mature cult symbol in this film, albeit an apolitical one, just as the 1967 dictatorship
wanted her to be. If anything, the latent social tensions of the time are apparent
through a brilliant and suggestive score by Nikos Mamangakis.
Η Ρένα, ένα προνομιούχο κορίτσι, αρραβωνιάζεται με έναν πλούσιο, αλλά ανιαρό
άντρα. Τον εγκαταλείπει, ντύνεται σαν αγόρι για να κρύψει την ταυτότητά της και
συναντά τον Λευτέρη- έναν αλήτη που παίρνει υπό την προστασία του το «αγόρι».
CAST: ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI, ALEKOS ALEXANDRAKIS, DINOS ILIOPOULOS
CAST: ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI, DIMITRIS PAPAMICHAEL, DIONYSIS PAPAGIANNOPOULOS
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LADY AND THE TRAMP
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THE FAIRY AND THE MAN
Η Νεράιδα Και Το Παληκάρι (1969)
A light rom-com version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the far more
scenic island of Crete substituting for Verona.
The blockbuster triumvirate of Vougiouklaki, Papamichael and Dimopoulos join
forces again in The Fairy and the Man – a flagrant attempt to repeat the megasuccess of The Lady and the Tramp. This time round, citizens of Chania are split into
two groups – supporters of the Fourtounakis family and supporters of the Vrontakis
clan – in a feud that dates back generations.
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Katerinio Fourtounakis (Aliki Vougiouklaki) is the apple of her father’s eye and a key
agitator in the family’s rivalry. Manousos Vrontakis (Dimitris Papamichael) arrives
back from his studies in Athens on the very night the Fourtounakis family celebrate
the engagement of Katerinio to the wealthy, but un-appealing, Skandalakis. When
Katerinio and Manousos meet, Cupid’s arrows hit and Manousos vows to woo her
away from Skandalakis regardless of their family histories.
Οι κάτοικοι στα Χανιά της Κρήτης χωρίζονται σε δύο αντίπαλες ομάδες, αυτοί
που υποστηρίζουν την οικογένεια Φουρτουνάκη και αυτοί που υποστηρίζουν την
οικοκογένεια Βροντάκη. Η αντιπαλότητα πάει γενεές πίσω, μέχρι που η Κατερινιώ
και ο Μανούσος ερωτεύονται, παρά τις διαφορές των οικογενειών τους.
CAST: ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI, DIMITRIS PAPAMICHALI, DIONYSIS PAPAGIANNOPOULOS
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GREEK DOCUMENTARIES
GREEK DOCUMENTARIES
AGORA:
FROM DEMOCRACY TO THE MARKET
BURNING FROM THE INSIDE
D I R . YO R G O S AVG E R O P O U LO S
D I R . M A R C I A T Z I VA R A
Αγορά: Από τη Δημοκρατία στις Αγορές
Winner of the Orpheus Award for Best Documentary at this year’s Los Angeles
Greek Film Festival.
There was a time when the term ‘Agora’ referred to a meeting place – an assembly
for active citizens; the centre of political, athletic, artistic and spiritual life. However,
in modern-day Greece, the term has been co-opted to mean a place for doing
commercial business.
A searing socio-political documentary from the streets of Athens and Berlin, Burning
From the Inside examines the rise of the neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, from fringe
dweller to serious player in the Greek political landscape.
After 13 years of commenting on global issues, documentarian Yorgos Avgeropoulos
returns to his homeland to confront a society in the grip of economic despair. Soup
kitchens, unemployment, homelessness and fascism are the only growth industries
in the birthplace of democracy.
Little more than 70 years have passed since the Second World War, and Europe finds
itself dealing once again with the re-emergence of the far right in politics. Alarmingly,
support for Golden Dawn has multiplied considerably as the financiers of the EU continue
to enforce crippling austerity measures and Greek society is brought to its knees.
Featuring in-depth interviews with the key policy makers, politicians, financial experts
and the people struggling to make sense of a world they no longer recognise,
Agora: From Democracy to the Market is a blistering look at today’s Greece – the
rage and despair, the rise of the far right and sovereignty under constant threat.
From her new home in Berlin, Greek documentarian Marcia Tzivera watches in both
horror and fascination as Golden Dawn’s influence grows. She also examines the
murder of anti-fascist activist Pavlos Fissas and puts forward reasons why the political
and social structures of Greece may have allowed fascism and corruption to bloom.
Το ντοκιμαντέρ αυτό, με συνεντεύξεις πολιτικών και οικονομολόγων, ρίχνει μια
καυστική ματιά στη σημερινή Ελλάδα- στην οργή και την απελπισία του κόσμου,
στην άνοδο της ακροδεξιάς και στο συνεχή κίνδυνο της εθνικής κυριαρχίας.
Ένα αποπνικτικό ντοκιμαντέρ στους δρόμους της Αθήνας και του Βερολίνου,
αναφέρεται στην πολιτική άνοδο του Νεοναζιστικού κόμματος «Χρυσή Αυγή» το
οποίο, από μια περιθωριοποιημένη ομάδα, κατάφερε να αναδειχτεί σε σημαντικό
πολιτικό παράγοντα στη σύγχρονη πολιτική σκηνή της Ελλάδας.
GREECE | 2015 | 120 MIN | GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CPH: DOX 2014, THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2015
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“As we all know, where there is corruption, a camera is always unwelcome. Many
times we [came] across dangerous situations… However, we did it.” Filmmaker
Marcia Tzivara.
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AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARIES
GREEK DOCUMENTARIES
SAM ROMA: WE ARE GYPSIES
A FAMILY AFFAIR
DIR. MARINA DANEZI
DIR. ANGELIKI ARISTOMENOPOULOU
Είμαστε Τσιγγάνοι
Elvis Presley was also a gypsy…
From India to Egypt, and Sweden to Britain, the Roma people are the Wandering
Kings of the Road, a steady stream of human geography that sometimes lives
outside the law and social acceptance.
Danezi’s cameras enter the Roma communities of Attica, Argolida and Ilia, where she
details a previously inaccessible world. Contrary to popular opinion, the filmmakers
were welcomed with warm hearts and open arms. As one of the interviewees in the
documentary says, “Us gypsies are a mysterious people…”
Ένα ντοκιμαντερ της Μαρίας Δανέζη, το οποίο δίνει φωνή στους Έλληνες Ρομά, στα
τραγούδια, τους χορούς και τα πανηγύρια τους.
An odyssey told through generations of music, and the captivating juxtaposition of
remote Crete and urban Melbourne.
A Family Affair documents Greece’s most famous musical clan: the legendary
Antonis Xylouris – widely known as ‘Psarantonis’ – his son, the famous lute
player and singer George Xylouris – nicknamed ‘Psarogiorgis’ – and his three
grandchildren – Nikos, Antonis and Apollonia.
In 2012, the family is at a crossroads. George and his wife prepare to part with
their 16 year-old daughter as she heads from Crete to Melbourne to finish school
and join her brothers. Two months later, they all battle rising anxieties and creative
differences when the older generations follow the children to perform for the first
time together at Womadelaide and Melbourne’s Forum Theatre.
Theirs is a story of the electrifying power of music and the sacred ties that bind.
Featuring performances from The Dirty Three’s drummer, Jim White. Winner of the
Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Documentary 2015.
Μια πρωτότυπη μουσική Οδύσσεια, αναφέρεται στη θρυλική και φημισμένη, ανά
το πανελλήνιο, στο χώρο της μουσικής, οικογένεια των Ξηλούρηδων. Στην ταινία
εναλλάσσονται μοναδικές αντιθέσεις της ορεινής Κρήτης και της αστικοποιημένης
Μελβούρνης.
AUSTRALIA/GREECE | 2015 | 82 MIN | ENGLISH & GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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In this documentary, filmmaker Marina Danezi gives voice to the all-singing, alldancing, all-partying Greek Roma people who claim, for them, survival is an everyday
challenge – “people who live on the streets learn more than those who go to
school.” That sense of survival can encourage them to break the law, but still the
Roma people stay fiery and proud.
Μια Οικογενειακή Υπόθεση
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AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
FAMILY
D I R . M A R R YA N N E C H R I S TO D O U LO U
DIR. ALEECE MCCOMB
HOMESONG
D I R . N ATA L I E C U N N I N G H A M
“This is an important film that has the potential to help other victims find their
voice, and feel empowered to tell their stories.” Metro Screen
“South Melbourne, South Melbourne!
Ole, ole, ole!”
Behind-the-scenes for the creation of
Sophie Koh’s fourth studio album.
Family is the tale of two sisters: Nina, a woman severely abused as a child and
teenager by her brother-in-law; and Nikki, her older sister and wife of the abuser.
The South Melbourne Football Club is
one of the oldest and most successful
soccer clubs in Australia. So, not
surprisingly, the pain of being snubbed
when the A-League was established
in 2004 is still evident at the Lakeside
Oval to this day.
Sophie Koh (Charlie, I Understand,
One Thing Leads to Another) is one
of Australia’s brightest contemporary
music talents. As she records her
latest album – due for release in
2016 – Sophie reflects on her cultural
and musical identity in conversation
with Melbourne filmmaker Natalie
Cunningham.
In sharing their story, filmmaker Marryanne Christodoulou brings the two sisters
together after years of estrangement, and shows their conflicting notions of
forgiveness and familial love, and their very different ways of dealing with the scars
of the past.
Reminiscent of Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell, Family features hundreds of layered
photographic images interwoven with treated film footage and interviews. Visually, it
pushes documentary making into exciting territory; not to mention its raw and honest
presentation of one family’s deepest, darkest secret.
Η ιστορία δύο κοριτσιών: Η Νίνα, ως παιδί και ως έφηβος υπήρξε θύμα
κακομεταχείρισης από τον άντρα της αδελφής της. Η Νίκη, η μεγαλύτερη αδελφή
της είναι σύζυγος τού θύτη.
AUSTRALIA | 2015 | 58 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST: NINA KELLY
Executive produced and narrated by
George Donikian, Fields to Dream
looks at the mighty ‘Hellas’ and their
quest to again be recognised as the
premier football club in Australia after
failing to qualify for the 2014 FFA Cup.
This short film takes us inside the
inner sanctum as they prepare for
redemption.
CAST: LEO ATHANASAKIS, CINDY NITSOS,
JIM LAMBROPOULOS
CAST: SOPHIE KOH
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25.12
DIR. STELLA DIMADIS
“I have seen too many elderly people
who are alone without a social
network or family – this is why the
story instantly resonated with me.”
Filmmaker Stella Dimadis
In order to discover his reality, he
must first explore his illusions. What
is real? What is a dream? What is
a hallucination? What results is a
surreal, visually poetic personal
journey – accomplished largely by
the cinematographic magic of Con
Filippidis.
CAST: NICOLE CHAMOUN, RENEE ST
CLAIR, ANTONIOS BAXEVINIDIS
Technology: the drug of the nation.
A rebellious group of misfits attempt
to change society’s views by creating
posters to spread their anti-technology
message. But, they soon realise no one
is paying attention so they opt to take
matters into their own hands with a
‘technology’ blackout.
DACRYPHILIA
DIR. RENÉ CHANDLER
D I R . N I KO S A N D R O N I C O S
Pablo loves to cry. Adora loves a man
who cries. They are perfect for each
other until the day he runs out of tears.
Heidi Ferguson, Human Resources
Manager: putting the conflict in conflict
resolution.
Told through puppetry and stopmotion animation, Dacryphilia is the
tumultuous experience of Pablo and
Adora, adapted from the stage play of
the same name.
Ever wondered what really goes on in
your company’s HR office? Heidi Fires
Everyone is a satirical and deeply biting
short that takes aim at the Kafkaesque
culture of Human Resources (sorry
– ‘People People’) at the firm of
Schweinswesser-Guntangunt.
Panic ensues. People initially react like
drug addicts low on supply. However,
as time passes, they adjust and realise
how much richer their lives were before
technology took over. This all plays out
against a soundtrack of the song SAIL
by AWOLNATION.
Theirs is an adult fairytale about love,
infatuation and control. They must do
everything they can to make Pablo cry
again, but will this see them pay the
highest price for their desire?
CAST: NADEEM FARHOUD, ANTHONY
LOSTROM, CHRIS NIKOLAKAKOS
AUSTRALIA/USA | 2014 | 6 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST (VOICE): DAVEY HAVOK
This is a film for anyone who has been
‘de-engagitised by the firm by 100%’
or been counselled for not attending
voluntary ‘social mixers’.
CAST: JAMES MCFAY, BILL YOUNG, MAYA
STANGE, BEN WOOD
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Adapted from the short story,
Christmas, by acclaimed writer Thanasis
Papastergiou, 25.12 tells of a lonely
Christmas Day when an elderly gent
(touchingly portrayed by Melbourne actor
and photographer Antonios Baxevinidis)
yearns for the connection of a family.
ADDICTED
D I R . M A R I E AT Z A R A K I S
HEIDI FIRES
EVERYONE
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HIT
D I R . DA N I E L & JA R E D DA P E R I S
DIR. MARIA THEODORAKIS
A seemingly simple grab for cash goes
catastrophically wrong.
The second film in Maria Theodorakis’
short film trilogy of people in chance
encounters.
Times are tough for Shane and his
girlfriend, so he takes up an offer
from a friend for a chance at some
‘easy money’. What should be a
straightforward factory robbery goes
horribly wrong. And things for Shane go
from bad to unimaginably worse.
This time round, acclaimed Australian
actor-turned-filmmaker Maria
Theodorakis looks at what happens
when the paths of Jimmy (Angus Cerini)
and Douglas (Bruce Kerr) unexpectedly
cross.
Jimmy is in the throes of a very
important delivery, when an encounter
with the elderly (and bewildered)
Douglas forces him to make some new
decisions.
CAST: JARED DAPERIS, JAMES
O’CONNELL, KYRIE CAPRI, LEE MASON
CAST: ANGUS CERINI, BRUCE KERR
LEAN
DIR. STEVE MOUZAKIS
SWINGER
D I R . N I C HO L AS PAPADE M E T R I O U
Two men. One room. And the truth.
Or is it?
A loving paean from a filmmaker to his
grandparents.
Unemployed, dumped by his wife and
living with his parents, Steve (Steve
Mouzakis) is now in the process of
being interviewed by police as a
victim of robbery. Detective Nick (Nick
Farnell) seems easy-going and friendly
enough but, by the time he’s finished
interviewing him, will Steve have
something more to answer for?
Mixing contemporary narrative with
Woody Allen-inspired black & white
flashback and Greek films of the ‘50s,
filmmaker Nicholas Papademetriou
recounts a resonating visit to Cyprus in
1976 when he was a just young man.
CAST: STEVE MOUZAKIS, NICK FARNELL
AUSTRALIA | 2013 | 6 MIN | ENGLISH &
GREEK WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: STELLA STEFANIDIS
Upon his arrival, not only was the small
island bitterly divided, but also Nick
learnt that his grandparents were in the
middle of a bitter feud.
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JIMMY &
DOUGLAS
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THEANO
D I R . T I A N A KO U TS I S
D I R . M E L I S S A A N A S TA S I
WOG
D I R . K O R A LY D I M I T R I A D I S
& N AT H A N L I T T L E
YIA YIA
DIR. MARION PILOWSKY
A timely tale of migration that shows
love knows no distance or borders.
A fierce, young female voice;
intelligent, tough and lonely...
Yeah… I’m a wog. And? This is my
joint too.
From darkness into light… via a
pudding.
Theano recounts the heartbreak of
leaving her fiancé, Athanassios, in
Greece after making the harrowing
decision to migrate to Australia in the
1950s.
Seventeen year-old Mia wants more of
the things most people her age crave –
sleep, drinking and dancing – but, after
her father’s death, she is forced to put
her dreams of a better life on hold as
she negotiates the clashing minefield of
grief and teenage angst.
The ‘Good Greek Girl’ (Koraly
Dimitriadis) returns in a passionate
anti-racism, spoken word/poetic rant
that takes her from Melbourne’s State
Library to the gates of the MCG.
When Nara introduces Cal to her yia
yia’s (grandmother) crème kataifi*,
things seem just that little bit brighter.
This may even change his life. As any
Greek will tell you, never underestimate
the healing power of your yia yia’s
cooking.
She shares the letters they wrote each
other, unsure if their paths would ever
cross again, in this highly romantic
pondering of love and loss.
CAST: AIRLIE DODDS, MATT LEVETT
ST. KILDA FILM FESTIVAL 2015
In what has become her signature ‘not
backward in coming forward’ style,
Dimitriadis challenges the notion of
what it means to be both Australian
and to be from a European background
– and the duties that role invariably
entails.
CAST: KORALY DIMITRIADIS
*Crème kataifi is a traditional Greek
dessert made of shredded sweet pastry
baked with almonds and cinnamon,
then soaked in syrup and covered with
custard and cream. The version used
in this short film is by a recipe from the
producer’s yia yia.
CAST: TIM LUCAS, MARIA HUMPHREYS,
KIERAN MCNAMARA
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THIS FERAL LIFE
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DIR. IFIGENIA DIMITRIOU
The first church built in Cuba under
Fidel Castro’s rule, and the only church
in over 50 years.
A new boss attempts to transform a
sleepy public sector office into a model
of efficiency.
This Kickstarter-funded short
documentary brings to light the
inspirational story of the St Nicholas
of Myra Greek Orthodox Church in
Cuba on the 10th anniversary of its
consecration.
Clerks meets Office Space when, on
her first day as supervisor of the Greek
public sector, a manager enforces some
strict working rules in the hope of fixing
an utterly dysfunctional system.
Given St Nicholas was built seemingly
against the odds under Cuban
dictatorship, it is considered the
‘Miracle Church’ – a beacon to the
Orthodox faith – in a country steeped
in Catholicism, yet also bursting with
music and culture.
But the staff is terrified and, with a
surprise visit from labour inspectors
added into the mix, a series of tragicomic events unfold that ensures life in
this office will never be the same again.
LIFT TO MOVE
DIR. DEBRA SEA
A tribute to the father of Rebetiko
music – Màrkos Vamvakaris.
Lift to Move is a poetic and nostalgic
remembrance of the legendary
musician, Màrkos Vamvakaris, told
through the singular vision of a spinning
turntable.
Shot on location at the Màrkos
Vamvakaris Museum in his birthplace
– Ano Syros, Syros – filmmaker Debra
Sea pays loving reverence to his
life and his uniquely Hellenic sound
through his most famous song, Ah Ta
Omorfa Sou Matia.
MINOTAUR
D I R . E M Y T Z AV R A - B U L LO C H
A haunting score, the myth of the
Minotaur and disenchanted Athenian
youth.
Filmmaker Emy Tzavra-Bulloch creates
a melancholic allegory in which one
of Greek mythology’s most tragic and
fascinating stories – the tale of Theseus
and the Minotaur – is used to depict
the hopelessness of young people in
today’s Athens.
Sacrificing their dreams of a tomorrow
for the realities of today, the
desperation of modern-day Athenian
youth bears striking resemblance to
ancient forebears so long ago.
Winner of Best Fantasy Film at Euro
Film Festival in Spain.
CUBA | 2015 | 19 MIN | GREEK/ENGLISH/
SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
GREECE | 2014 | 11 MIN | GREEK WITH
ENGLISH SUBTITLES CAST: DORA
THEOFILOPOULOU, CHARIS SIMENIDOU
ENGLISH SUBTITLES
GREECE | 2014 | 5 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST: SOTIRIS LEPESIOTIS, ELECTRA
BULLOCH, ERIC PLYMETTE, ASHLEY AURORA
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D I R . FAY E F R O S I N I L E L L I O S
& WINTON CRUZ
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MY STUFFED
GRANNY
D I R . E F F I E PA P PA
Winner of Best British Animation at
the 2014 Edinburgh International Film
Festival.
Spectrum: (noun) used to classify
something in terms of its position on a
scale between two extreme points.
Times are tough for Sophie’s family.
With her father out of work and only
Greedy Grumpy Granny’s pension to
live off, Sophie comes up with a plan
that she hopes will turn around the
family’s fortunes.
A violent and gritty slice-of-life portrait,
Spectrum records an alarming day in
the lives of five different people living in
Athens – five thoroughly de-humanised
souls.
My Stuffed Granny is a short film told
lovingly through stop-motion animation.
Through them, we are plunged into
a study of power; of people willing to
abandon their limits and, with nothing
left to lose, use violence as a first
resort.
DIR. JON MILANO
DIR. ALEXANDRA LIVERIS
A daughter’s decision will change lives
forever.
The only religious site destroyed on
9/11 rebuilds on America’s most sacred
ground.
Straw Dolls is a crowd-funded short
film about a father (Marco Khan) and his
daughter’s (Michelle Yolyan) sacrifice
for others shortly after the Ottoman
Empire’s purge of Armenia in 1915.
Based on true events, the film shines
a light on morality, genocide and the
contestability of history.
St Nicholas’ Greek Orthodox Church
came to an untimely end as part of the
9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.
As well as detailing the church’s
physical reconstruction – the new
building has been designed by
renowned neo-futurist architect, Spain’s
Santiago Calatrava - Alexandra Liveris’
short documentary looks at America’s
response to a devastating national
tragedy and how the St Nicholas
community hopes their new church will
become an international shrine.
Winner of Best Fantasy Film at Euro
Film Festival in Spain.
UK | 2015 | 10 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST (VOICE): EFFIE PAPPA, JO ANN KAPLAN
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
ENGLISH SUBTITLES
CAST: ERRIKOS LITSIS, ERRIKOS MILIARIS
USA | 2015 | 18 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST: MARCO KHAN, ANTHONY SKORDI,
MARY APICK, MICHELLE YOLYAN
USA | 2014 | 9 MIN | ENGLISH
CAST: HIS EMINENCE ABP. DEMETRIOS OF
AMERICA, FR. ALEX KARLOUTSOS
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SPECTRUM
D I R . D I M I T R I S G KOT S I S
THE CHURCH AT
STRAW DOLLS GROUND ZERO
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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΌ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΌ ΤΕΛΕΤΩΝ
Εξυπηρετούμε όλο το Σίδνεϊ
VOLTA
D I R . S T E L L A K Y R I A KO P O U LO S
Winner of the Best Short Film award
at the 2015 Hellenic Film Academy
Awards.
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A love song and a lullaby to a city
losing itself, Volta follows a mother
(Marisha Triantafyllidou) and her
daughter (Katerina Douka) as they leave
their apartment in downtown Athens
and head to the city’s northern suburbs.
Here, they find heat, love, loss and
ice-cream.
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The full force of grief...
Under a blistering summer sun, a lone
woman basks mournfully in the heat
beside a busy highway. Her husband’s
possessions are wrapped in a sheet.
As the traffic speeds by, the woman
desperately attempts to leave her past
– and her grief – behind.
Spiro Haralambous
Georgia Haralambous
Justin Haralambous
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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2015
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TAKALOU, IVONNI MALTEZOU
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The Greek Student Film Festival returns for its 5th year in 2015, presenting a
selection of imaginative films from local primary and secondary students of Greek.
In order to be eligible, the films must be a short fiction, animation or documentary
film and must incorporate the chosen theme. This year’s theme is “All The Same
But Different” and is open to the interpretation and creativity of the students and
teachers involved.
The short films will be screened at the Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival at
Palace Norton Street, where a cash prize will be awarded in each category.
Sunday 1 November 2015
12:30 pm
FREE ENTRY
 Medical Negligence
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SPECIAL EVENTS
OPENING NIGHT GALA
World Premiere of Peter Andrikidis’ Alex & Eve (Rated M)
Wednesday 14 October 2015
6:30pm for 8:00pm screening
All tickets: $40.00
Includes official Launch Party with nibbles, drinks and live music.
ALEX & EVE Q&A
Alex & Eve — followed by a Q&A with leading actor Richard Brancatisano and
Director Peter Andrikidis.
Sunday 18 October 2015
6:30pm
Tickets at General Admission prices.
ACE OF SPADES Q&A
Ace of Spades — followed by a Q&A with Professor Vrasidas Karalis - Modern Greek
Studies, University of Sydney.
Sunday 25 October 2015
4:15pm
GREEK AUSTRALIA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Greek-Australian filmmakers compete for Best Film. Screening followed by a party
with light refreshments. Sweets supplied by Athena Cake Shop.
Thursday 29 October 2015
6:30pm
FEELS LIKE GREEK SUMMER
CLOSING NIGHT
The GFF concludes on a climactic high with a beloved classic, Michael Cacoyannis’
Zorba the Greek, that will have audiences jumping in the aisles for joy.
7:00pm
Tickets at General Admission prices
The Greek Student Film Festival returns for its 5th year in 2015, presenting a
selection of imaginative films from local primary and secondary students of Greek.
12:30pm
Free entry
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HOW TO BUY
In Person
Palace Norton Street · 11:00am - 8.30pm daily until sold out. There are no booking
fees for purchasing at cinema box office, however credit card surcharges apply.
TICKETS
Single Session Tickets
Adult: $19.00
Concession: $16.50
Documentary: $15.00
Palace Movie Club: $15.00
Family Ticket: $40.00 (2 adults + 2 children)
Online
Available 24hrs via www.palacecinemas.com.au/sessiontimes. GFF sessions can be
found by selecting venue (Palace Norton Street), followed by date. Major credit cards
accepted. Booking fees apply. You will be required to present the credit card used for
online purchases and all relevant concession cards when collecting tickets from the
box office.
Eligible Concessions: Palace Movie Club members (max 2), Full-time students (photo ID required), senior
citizens, health care card holders, pensioners. The cardholder must present a current ID card in order to gain
the concession.
By Phone
(02) 9564 5620 · Tickets may be purchased using all major credit cards by phone
during box office hours 11:00am - 8.30pm. Booking fees apply. Credit card is
debited at time of booking and must be produced when collecting tickets. Patrons
are encouraged to collect tickets 20 minutes prior to the session to avoid queues.
Booking fees apply.
Greek Crisis Mondays
$10 tickets to all Monday sessions throughout the Festival.
Multiple Film Passes
5 film pass: General Admission: $80.00
10 film pass:General Admission: $150.00
Multiple film passes are for separate, pre-selected sessions, valid for one person only. Not valid for Opening
Night, Closing Night or special screenings. Not available for online phone bookings. Lost or stolen passes will
not be refunded or replaced.
Not valid for Opening Night, Closing Night or special events.
Palace Cinemas complimentary tickets and other cinema promotions or ticket offers are not valid for festival screenings.
COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS
Palace Cinemas Complimentary tickets and other cinema promotions or ticket offers
are not valid for Festival screenings.
COMMENCEMENT TIMES
All films will commence at the advertised time – please be prompt to avoid
disappointment. Doors to the cinema will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the
session time. Latecomers may not be admitted.
DOOR SALES
We anticipate that door sales will be available for most sessions, but this cannot be
guaranteed. Festival patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets for their selected
sessions in advance to avoid disappointment.
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Greek Orthodox Community of NSW
Film Festival Office
(02) 9750 0440
greekfestival@goc.com.au
FILM CONDITIONS
Check the classification. Festival tickets, once acquired, are non-refundable and nonexchangeable. Lost or stolen tickets will not be replaced or refunded. Please note that
screenings and times are subject to change. All seating is unreserved. All non-English
language films screen with English subtitles. The Festival reserves the right to alter
the program without notice. Dates, times and programs are correct at the time of
publication, but may need to be altered.
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Group Bookings
$15.00 (per ticket)
For 20 or more tickets to a single, pre-selected session.
Bookings: (02) 9346 8798 or events.nsw@palacecinemas.com.au
TICKETING & VENUE INFORMATION
TICKETING & VENUE INFORMATION
VENUE
Palace Norton Street
99 Norton Street, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Bookings: 02 9564 5620 or www.palacecinemas.com.au
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WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER
8:00pm
OPENING NIGHT EVENT: Alex & Eve
THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER
7:00pmRiverbanks
9:15pm
Family Member
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER
6:45pm
Magic Men
9:00pm
Wednesday 04:45
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER
2:30pm
Burning From the Inside + Sam Roma
5:00pm
A Family Affair
7:00pm
Love Struck
9:15pm
Amore Mio
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER
2:15pm
Agora: From Democracy to the Market
4:15pm
The Slap That Came From Paradise
6:30pm
Alex & Eve + Q&A
9:00pm
Out of the Blue
MONDAY 19 OCTOBER
7:00pm
7 Kinds of Wrath
9:00pmFan
11:30am
Lady and the Tramp
7:00pmMadalena
9:00pmRiverbanks
THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER
6:30pm
Greek-Australian Short Film Festival: Australian Shorts
9:00pm
The Sentimentalists
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER
6:30pm
Wednesday 04:45
9:00pm
Love Struck
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TIMEEVENT
SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER
2:00pm
The Fairy and the Man
4:15pm
Australian Documentary Shorts
6:45pm
Magic Men
9:00pm
Out of the Blue
SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER
2:15pm
A Family Affair
4:15pm
Ace of Spades
6:30pm
Amore Mio
8:30pmRiverbanks
MONDAY 26 OCTOBER
7:00pmFan
9:15pm
Burning From the Inside + Sam Roma
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24
9
17
11
29-30
TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER
11:30am
Ace of Spades
6:30pm
Agora: From Democracy to the Market
9:00pm
The Sentimentalists
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28
18
7:00pm
Magic Men
9:15pm
Ace of Spades + Q&A
14
24
THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER
6:30pm
Greek-Australian Short Film Festival: International Shorts
9:00pm
7 Kinds of Wrath
FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER
7:00pm
Love Struck
9:15pm
Amore Mio
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8
13
9
SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER
2:00pmMadalena
4:30pm
Lady and the Tramp
7:00pm
Out of the Blue
9:00pm
Wednesday 04:45
23
25
16
19
SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER
12:30pm
FREE EVENT: Greek Student Film Festival
4:30pm
The Fairy and the Man
7:00pm
CLOSING NIGHT EVENT: Zorba the Greek
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TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER
7:00pm
Family Member
9:15pm
Forget Me Not
PAGE
SCREENING SCHEDULE
SCREENING SCHEDULE
TIMEEVENT
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Proudly presenting the
22nd Greek Film Festival.
Hellenic film at it’s finest.
Delphi Bank – A Division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL / Australian Credit Licence 237879

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