The San Francisco Greek Film Festival celebrates its 15th year presenting 24 feature-length films and shorts by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the world. From October 12-20, 2018, screenings run nightly at 7 p.m. at venues around San Francisco. All movies will have English subtitles. Manoussos Manoussakis, one of Greece’s preeminent filmmakers, will serve as this year’s artist-in-residence, facilitating Q&As, giving lectures, and providing context for the films throughout the week. The San Francisco Greek Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the United States to feature contemporary Greek and Cypriot cinema.
The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
Freezer
Greece, 2017, 16min15
Directed by Dimitris Nakos
Tassos, a man in his 50s with a career in the corporate world, has been unemployed for three years now. Too old for a new beginning, but also too young to retire. His closest relationships are being tested, and his psychological state is questionable. His number-one goal: to get out of the “freezer.”
*2017 Drama Short Film Festival - Silver Dionysus Award and Best Script
The Grocery Store
Greece, 2017, 13min21
Directed by Michalis Mathioudakis
Achilles works at his father's grocery store, still living with his parents. Today, a day just like any other, he has one more problem: he has the evil eye. Mrs. Voula will need Achilles' help carrying the groceries. On the way to her kitchen, Achilles comes face-to-face with his two problems and will try to solve them both.
Actress Fotini Baxevani is expected to attend this screening.
Dolphin Man
Greece, 2017, 1h22
Directed by Lefteris Charitos
Dolphin Man tells the real-life story of Jacques Mayol, the greatest free-diver in recorded history, whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson's cult-movie Le Grand Bleu. The documentary draws us into Mayol's world, capturing his compelling journey, while immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of the sea. Mayol was the first diver to reach 100 meters below the sea, revolutionizing freediving and promoting an urgent vision of our need to reconnect with nature.
* 2018 Hellenic Film Academy – Iris Award for First Time Director, Best Documentary
Director of Photography Stelios Apostolopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
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The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
Freezer
Greece, 2017, 16min15
Directed by Dimitris Nakos
Tassos, a man in his 50s with a career in the corporate world, has been unemployed for three years now. Too old for a new beginning, but also too young to retire. His closest relationships are being tested, and his psychological state is questionable. His number-one goal: to get out of the “freezer.”
*2017 Drama Short Film Festival - Silver Dionysus Award and Best Script
The Grocery Store
Greece, 2017, 13min21
Directed by Michalis Mathioudakis
Achilles works at his father's grocery store, still living with his parents. Today, a day just like any other, he has one more problem: he has the evil eye. Mrs. Voula will need Achilles' help carrying the groceries. On the way to her kitchen, Achilles comes face-to-face with his two problems and will try to solve them both.
Actress Fotini Baxevani is expected to attend this screening.
Dolphin Man
Greece, 2017, 1h22
Directed by Lefteris Charitos
Dolphin Man tells the real-life story of Jacques Mayol, the greatest free-diver in recorded history, whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson's cult-movie Le Grand Bleu. The documentary draws us into Mayol's world, capturing his compelling journey, while immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of the sea. Mayol was the first diver to reach 100 meters below the sea, revolutionizing freediving and promoting an urgent vision of our need to reconnect with nature.
* 2018 Hellenic Film Academy – Iris Award for First Time Director, Best Documentary
Director of Photography Stelios Apostolopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
The San Francisco Greek Film Festival celebrates its 15th year presenting 24 feature-length films and shorts by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the world. From October 12-20, 2018, screenings run nightly at 7 p.m. at venues around San Francisco. All movies will have English subtitles. Manoussos Manoussakis, one of Greece’s preeminent filmmakers, will serve as this year’s artist-in-residence, facilitating Q&As, giving lectures, and providing context for the films throughout the week. The San Francisco Greek Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the United States to feature contemporary Greek and Cypriot cinema.
The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
Freezer
Greece, 2017, 16min15
Directed by Dimitris Nakos
Tassos, a man in his 50s with a career in the corporate world, has been unemployed for three years now. Too old for a new beginning, but also too young to retire. His closest relationships are being tested, and his psychological state is questionable. His number-one goal: to get out of the “freezer.”
*2017 Drama Short Film Festival - Silver Dionysus Award and Best Script
The Grocery Store
Greece, 2017, 13min21
Directed by Michalis Mathioudakis
Achilles works at his father's grocery store, still living with his parents. Today, a day just like any other, he has one more problem: he has the evil eye. Mrs. Voula will need Achilles' help carrying the groceries. On the way to her kitchen, Achilles comes face-to-face with his two problems and will try to solve them both.
Actress Fotini Baxevani is expected to attend this screening.
Dolphin Man
Greece, 2017, 1h22
Directed by Lefteris Charitos
Dolphin Man tells the real-life story of Jacques Mayol, the greatest free-diver in recorded history, whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson's cult-movie Le Grand Bleu. The documentary draws us into Mayol's world, capturing his compelling journey, while immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of the sea. Mayol was the first diver to reach 100 meters below the sea, revolutionizing freediving and promoting an urgent vision of our need to reconnect with nature.
* 2018 Hellenic Film Academy – Iris Award for First Time Director, Best Documentary
Director of Photography Stelios Apostolopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
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The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
Freezer
Greece, 2017, 16min15
Directed by Dimitris Nakos
Tassos, a man in his 50s with a career in the corporate world, has been unemployed for three years now. Too old for a new beginning, but also too young to retire. His closest relationships are being tested, and his psychological state is questionable. His number-one goal: to get out of the “freezer.”
*2017 Drama Short Film Festival - Silver Dionysus Award and Best Script
The Grocery Store
Greece, 2017, 13min21
Directed by Michalis Mathioudakis
Achilles works at his father's grocery store, still living with his parents. Today, a day just like any other, he has one more problem: he has the evil eye. Mrs. Voula will need Achilles' help carrying the groceries. On the way to her kitchen, Achilles comes face-to-face with his two problems and will try to solve them both.
Actress Fotini Baxevani is expected to attend this screening.
Dolphin Man
Greece, 2017, 1h22
Directed by Lefteris Charitos
Dolphin Man tells the real-life story of Jacques Mayol, the greatest free-diver in recorded history, whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson's cult-movie Le Grand Bleu. The documentary draws us into Mayol's world, capturing his compelling journey, while immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of the sea. Mayol was the first diver to reach 100 meters below the sea, revolutionizing freediving and promoting an urgent vision of our need to reconnect with nature.
* 2018 Hellenic Film Academy – Iris Award for First Time Director, Best Documentary
Director of Photography Stelios Apostolopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
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