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:
Anchorwoman
Greece, 2018, 20min
Directed by Ioannis Monastiropoulos
An ambitious reporter follows a dark path towards success. Unbeknownst to her, this path leads her to a life-changing confrontation with her grandmother. As told through the eyes of these women who have served and nurtured the system, Anchorwoman explores the mass media system and how it affects our lives.
Cowboy
Greece, 2017, 23min16
Directed by Giannis Haritidis
In a few days, Minas is going to participate in a TV show called “Talent of the Year.” A TV crew follows him through his everyday life interviewing him and his closest people, until the big day of the show. Minas must win to fulfill his dream. What is his talent? He is a cowboy. In Athens.
* 2017 Athens International Film Festival – Best Male Actor in Short Film
The Bullet Within
Cyprus, 2018, 1h2
Directed by Petros Charalambous
A 35-year-old son buries his 27-year-old father. This true story about Andreas takes place the day before his wedding in today’s divided Cyprus. He struggles with the absence of his father, missing since the war — but his father might be closer than he thinks.
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The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
Anchorwoman
Greece, 2018, 20min
Directed by Ioannis Monastiropoulos
An ambitious reporter follows a dark path towards success. Unbeknownst to her, this path leads her to a life-changing confrontation with her grandmother. As told through the eyes of these women who have served and nurtured the system, Anchorwoman explores the mass media system and how it affects our lives.
Cowboy
Greece, 2017, 23min16
Directed by Giannis Haritidis
In a few days, Minas is going to participate in a TV show called “Talent of the Year.” A TV crew follows him through his everyday life interviewing him and his closest people, until the big day of the show. Minas must win to fulfill his dream. What is his talent? He is a cowboy. In Athens.
* 2017 Athens International Film Festival – Best Male Actor in Short Film
The Bullet Within
Cyprus, 2018, 1h2
Directed by Petros Charalambous
A 35-year-old son buries his 27-year-old father. This true story about Andreas takes place the day before his wedding in today’s divided Cyprus. He struggles with the absence of his father, missing since the war — but his father might be closer than he thinks.
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:
Anchorwoman
Greece, 2018, 20min
Directed by Ioannis Monastiropoulos
An ambitious reporter follows a dark path towards success. Unbeknownst to her, this path leads her to a life-changing confrontation with her grandmother. As told through the eyes of these women who have served and nurtured the system, Anchorwoman explores the mass media system and how it affects our lives.
Cowboy
Greece, 2017, 23min16
Directed by Giannis Haritidis
In a few days, Minas is going to participate in a TV show called “Talent of the Year.” A TV crew follows him through his everyday life interviewing him and his closest people, until the big day of the show. Minas must win to fulfill his dream. What is his talent? He is a cowboy. In Athens.
* 2017 Athens International Film Festival – Best Male Actor in Short Film
The Bullet Within
Cyprus, 2018, 1h2
Directed by Petros Charalambous
A 35-year-old son buries his 27-year-old father. This true story about Andreas takes place the day before his wedding in today’s divided Cyprus. He struggles with the absence of his father, missing since the war — but his father might be closer than he thinks.
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The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
Anchorwoman
Greece, 2018, 20min
Directed by Ioannis Monastiropoulos
An ambitious reporter follows a dark path towards success. Unbeknownst to her, this path leads her to a life-changing confrontation with her grandmother. As told through the eyes of these women who have served and nurtured the system, Anchorwoman explores the mass media system and how it affects our lives.
Cowboy
Greece, 2017, 23min16
Directed by Giannis Haritidis
In a few days, Minas is going to participate in a TV show called “Talent of the Year.” A TV crew follows him through his everyday life interviewing him and his closest people, until the big day of the show. Minas must win to fulfill his dream. What is his talent? He is a cowboy. In Athens.
* 2017 Athens International Film Festival – Best Male Actor in Short Film
The Bullet Within
Cyprus, 2018, 1h2
Directed by Petros Charalambous
A 35-year-old son buries his 27-year-old father. This true story about Andreas takes place the day before his wedding in today’s divided Cyprus. He struggles with the absence of his father, missing since the war — but his father might be closer than he thinks.
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