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:
SF Greek Film Festival: Day 7
Thursday, Oct. 18 // Delancey Street Screening Room // 600 Embarcadero Street, San Francisco // Tickets: $15, Student tickets: $10
Tuesday Crowd
USA, 2017, 19min35
Directed by William Kioultzopoulos
Cole is a fry-cook at a greasy burger joint who finds himself stuck at work late into the night. Across town, Jim and his employee Billy finish wrapping up an under-the-table gig when their van is hijacked by a masked robber.
Director William Kioultzopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
Calling
USA, 2017, 15min45
Directed by Artemis Anastasiadou
Valeria, a Mexican-American seamstress and mother of a mentally challenged man is sexually assaulted one night by her employer. The film explores the next few hours after the event and the struggles of Valeria to take care of her son till she makes the final call.
*2017 Austin Film Society Grant Recipient
Xamou
Greece, 2016, 1h27
Directed by Clio Fanouraki
When Johnny suddenly loses his job as a hotel manager amid Greece’s economic crisis, his response is to retreat into his own cave. Coaxed out by his wife and children, and carried away throughout Crete by circumstance and fellow travelers, Johnny finds himself in unfamiliar, unpredictable and often invigorating experiences, bringing him face to face with his own willpower and with all the things that surround us that we’ve stopped being able to see.
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The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
SF Greek Film Festival: Day 7
Thursday, Oct. 18 // Delancey Street Screening Room // 600 Embarcadero Street, San Francisco // Tickets: $15, Student tickets: $10
Tuesday Crowd
USA, 2017, 19min35
Directed by William Kioultzopoulos
Cole is a fry-cook at a greasy burger joint who finds himself stuck at work late into the night. Across town, Jim and his employee Billy finish wrapping up an under-the-table gig when their van is hijacked by a masked robber.
Director William Kioultzopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
Calling
USA, 2017, 15min45
Directed by Artemis Anastasiadou
Valeria, a Mexican-American seamstress and mother of a mentally challenged man is sexually assaulted one night by her employer. The film explores the next few hours after the event and the struggles of Valeria to take care of her son till she makes the final call.
*2017 Austin Film Society Grant Recipient
Xamou
Greece, 2016, 1h27
Directed by Clio Fanouraki
When Johnny suddenly loses his job as a hotel manager amid Greece’s economic crisis, his response is to retreat into his own cave. Coaxed out by his wife and children, and carried away throughout Crete by circumstance and fellow travelers, Johnny finds himself in unfamiliar, unpredictable and often invigorating experiences, bringing him face to face with his own willpower and with all the things that surround us that we’ve stopped being able to see.
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:
SF Greek Film Festival: Day 7
Thursday, Oct. 18 // Delancey Street Screening Room // 600 Embarcadero Street, San Francisco // Tickets: $15, Student tickets: $10
Tuesday Crowd
USA, 2017, 19min35
Directed by William Kioultzopoulos
Cole is a fry-cook at a greasy burger joint who finds himself stuck at work late into the night. Across town, Jim and his employee Billy finish wrapping up an under-the-table gig when their van is hijacked by a masked robber.
Director William Kioultzopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
Calling
USA, 2017, 15min45
Directed by Artemis Anastasiadou
Valeria, a Mexican-American seamstress and mother of a mentally challenged man is sexually assaulted one night by her employer. The film explores the next few hours after the event and the struggles of Valeria to take care of her son till she makes the final call.
*2017 Austin Film Society Grant Recipient
Xamou
Greece, 2016, 1h27
Directed by Clio Fanouraki
When Johnny suddenly loses his job as a hotel manager amid Greece’s economic crisis, his response is to retreat into his own cave. Coaxed out by his wife and children, and carried away throughout Crete by circumstance and fellow travelers, Johnny finds himself in unfamiliar, unpredictable and often invigorating experiences, bringing him face to face with his own willpower and with all the things that surround us that we’ve stopped being able to see.
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The evening will feature two shorts and one feature-length film. Lineup:
SF Greek Film Festival: Day 7
Thursday, Oct. 18 // Delancey Street Screening Room // 600 Embarcadero Street, San Francisco // Tickets: $15, Student tickets: $10
Tuesday Crowd
USA, 2017, 19min35
Directed by William Kioultzopoulos
Cole is a fry-cook at a greasy burger joint who finds himself stuck at work late into the night. Across town, Jim and his employee Billy finish wrapping up an under-the-table gig when their van is hijacked by a masked robber.
Director William Kioultzopoulos is expected to attend this screening.
Calling
USA, 2017, 15min45
Directed by Artemis Anastasiadou
Valeria, a Mexican-American seamstress and mother of a mentally challenged man is sexually assaulted one night by her employer. The film explores the next few hours after the event and the struggles of Valeria to take care of her son till she makes the final call.
*2017 Austin Film Society Grant Recipient
Xamou
Greece, 2016, 1h27
Directed by Clio Fanouraki
When Johnny suddenly loses his job as a hotel manager amid Greece’s economic crisis, his response is to retreat into his own cave. Coaxed out by his wife and children, and carried away throughout Crete by circumstance and fellow travelers, Johnny finds himself in unfamiliar, unpredictable and often invigorating experiences, bringing him face to face with his own willpower and with all the things that surround us that we’ve stopped being able to see.
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