10 mins

Agapi is a hand-drawn animated short that sheds light on a forgotten atrocity. Set in 1921 during the Greek genocide, the historical drama follows 13-year-old Agapi and her family as they are forced from their homes and into a 40-day march in the snowy forest in Turkey.

Julia Speropoulos is an award-winning director and actor. Her documentaries have been shown at film festivals around the world and on Greek television. Julia splits her time between the US and Greece.

13 mins

After losing his wife, Papou reconciles with a changed sense of belonging as he returns to his Greek village without her. Amid quiet moments, the constant chorus of cicadas and the unhurried pace of Papou’s storytelling, the film portrays the difficulties of finding meaning in loss.

Matteo Moretti is a Greek-Italian-American filmmaker and cinematographer specializing in documentary, narrative and commercial work that explores the intersection of culture, environment, and people. He’s drawn to stories that preserve living traditions while capturing the quiet beauty and complexity of people and places worldwide.

15 mins

A young fisherman on the island of Samos spends his days working on the water, navigating the challenges of a simple life tied to the sea. Set against the Aegean’s natural beauty, it’s a story of one man’s connection to his home and the sea that sustains him.

Alexander Pagonis is a native New Yorker with a passion for photography, film, and storytelling. At 17, he completed this debut film, rooted in his Greek heritage. He will attend NYU to study film, with plans to continue creating emotionally resonant, visually driven work that connects with his audience.

14 mins

Through multiple visitations with her father in prison, a teenager is faced with a difficult decision that will affect their relationship.

Alex Kokenis is a queer filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. She is the co-founder of It’s a Long Story Productions, where she has co-written and co-directed two short films. She is also a passionate editor, bringing others’ stories to life, especially those that focus on working women and nonbinary folks.

15 mins

A woman goes on a live TV talk show to confront a famous music producer, only to find him armed with the elusive “perfect apology.”

Artemis Shaw is a New York City filmmaker interested in tragicomedy, docufiction, and the perils of the internet. Filmmaker Magazine named her among their New Faces of Film in 2025. Her sophomore feature, Removal of the Eye, is currently on the film festival circuit.

13 mins

On a cold Christmas Eve in 19th-century Cyprus, an old woman tells a folk tale of myth, magic and goblins (kalikantzari) to the children gathered around her.

Minos Papas is an award-winning director and producer. His films have been selected for Sundance and SXSW and have won awards at Tribeca and the New York Emmys. His work investigates the human condition, trauma, and social issues.

11 mins

An imaginative 10-year-old boy must confront his fears and navigate the complexities of the world when his father takes him for a “special” examination.

Alexandros Tsilifonis’ debut feature film, Cafe 404, premiered at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in 2024 and was shown at major festivals worldwide. He is currently developing his second feature film based on his BAFTA and BIFA qualifying short, The T3st.

14 mins

Set in a dystopian future where everyone gets a courtesy call 24 hours prior to their death.

Zina Wilde is a Greek-American actor, writer, and producer. As an actor she has made a career out of playing an assistant to billionaires, most notably on the hit TV show Billions and the miniseries Madoff. As a writer-producer, she has finished 14 short films and is working on her first series.

2023 | 115 mins

Cast: Kostas Koronaios, Klelia Andriolatou, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Ektor Liatsos

In this erotically-charged psychological thriller, a middle-aged cab driver grappling with his thwarted ambitions, suddenly finds his life upended when he witnesses the suicide of one of his customers. Convinced that he needs a way out of his dead-end life, he becomes obsessed with a beautiful young woman. Starring Klelia Andriolatou, known for her role in the Netflix series, Maestro in Blue.

Mature audiences only – nudity, adult situations.

Five 2024 Hellenic Film Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress (Klelia Andriolatou), Best Actor (Kostas Koronaios), Best Supporting Actress (Marisha Triantafyllidou), and Best Screenplay (Stergios Paschos)

Thessaloniki Film Festival, winner Best Actor in international competition: Kostas Koronaios
Best Picture, Greek Association of Film Critics Award

Screening will be followed by a conversation with director Stergios Paschos, who will appear live from Athens via Zoom, for an interview and questions from the audience.

Screened April 27, 2025

2023 | 116 mins
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Dimitra Vlagopoulou, Flomaria Papadaki, Ahilleas Hariskos, Chronis Barbarian

An entertainer returning for a ninth summer to a Greek island resort comes to the life-changing realization that she is aging out of her career.

Mature audiences only (nudity, adult situations)

Co-presented with New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT)

Winner of seven Hellenic Film Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Vlagopoulou) and Best Supporting Actress (Papadaki)

Nominated for the Lux Audience Award of the European Parliament

2023 Thessaloniki International Film Festival: Winner of the Golden Alexander Award for Best Picture

Screened March 8-9, 2025

2024 | 75 mins

Cast: Renos Haralambidis, Eleftheria Stamou, Margarita Amarantidi, Maria Zervou

On the evening of his 50th birthday, a former evzone, now a midnight radio announcer, decides to use the airwaves to locate the woman he loved and lost years ago. Always on the cutting edge as a director, Haralambidis has made an enchantingly poetic film, a meditation on aging, an ode to romance and to Athens, the city he loves.

Screenings will be followed by a conversation with writer/director/star Renos Haralambidis, who will appear from Athens via Zoom, for an interview and questions from the audience.

Screened February 16, 2025