2025 / 127 mins / New York Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Vasilis Bisbikis, Maria Kehayioglou, Betty Arvaniti, Stathis Stamoulakatos, Klelia Renesi, Yiannis Niarros, Ioanna Kolliopoulou, Giorgos Souxes, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos

This gritty thriller by Greek auteur Yannis Economides takes an unsparing look at a man under intense pressure, a middle-aged shady businessman drowning in debt. With only a few days left before losing his home to a ruthless loan shark, he devises a seemingly foolproof plan to solve his problems and get himself out of trouble.

Not suitable for young audiences. (Mature situations, profane language)

Winner 2026 Hellenic Film Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress, Betty Arvaniti

Followed by audience Q&A with screenplay writer Vangelis Mourikis and lead actress Ioanna Kolliopoulou.

Special Event Screening and After Party

2025 / 55 mins / US Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Nikos Daktylides, Margarita Antonini and DJs David Morales, Steve Angello, Benny Benassi, Alesso, Nina Kravitz, Deborah DeLuca, DJ Snake, Afrojack, Steve Aoki, Sebastian Ingrosso, Armin Buuren

In this documentary, Cavo Paradiso founders, promoters and superstar DJs trace the development of the legendary Mykonos club, from its humble beginnings to its current global recognition as one of the world’s leading nightclubs.

Followed by audience Q&A with director Andonis Theochari Kioukas. Special guest DJ Odysseas “DJ Ody Roc” Delasoudas playing at after party.

Opening Night Screening

2026 / 102 mins / New York Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Maria Petrova, Christos Passalis, Jenny Sallo, Aulona Lupa, Andreas Koutsoftas

A plucky 11-year-old girl in Cyprus stubbornly tries to forge a connection with her long-absent, largely indifferent father. Her refusal to remain overlooked fuels her efforts to make her father fill the space in her life where a parent should be.

Winner, Sundance 2026: Audience Award- World Cinema Dramatic Competition

New York screening followed by audience Q&A with director Myrsini Aristidou and lead actor Christos Passalis.

2026 / 92 mins / New York Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Orfeas Avgoustidis, Maria Nafpliotou, Yorgos Benos, Dimitris Lalos

In this taut drama inspired by an actual event, a desperate armed fugitive takes an Athenian family hostage and demands air time on national television to air his grievances.

Followed by audience Q&A with actor Yorgos Benos.

2025 / 93 mins / New York Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Elina Tsiormpatzi, Theo Pakistan, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Luli Bitri, Dimitris Kitsos, Marina Makri, Giorgos Pyrpasopoulos, Periklis Karageorgas

An unplanned pregnancy complicates the life of a young supermarket employee anxious to free herself from her tense and chaotic family home and start her own life.

Not suitable for young audiences.

Winner of 2026 Hellenic Film Academy Award: Best Supporting Actor – Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Thessaloniki Film Festival 2025: Multiple Audience Awards

Followed by audience Q&A with director Amerissa Basta and screenplay writer Dimitris Nakos.

2025 / 113 mins / New York Premiere
In Greek and English with English subtitles

Cast: Mort Klonaraki, Vangelis Mourikis, Filippa Kaye, Youla Boudali, Tasos Nousias, Maria Kallimani

A young judo athlete leaves her island home and comes to Athens to purse her Olympic dreams under the tutelage of a renowned judoka and sensei. Once there, she faces rough training, intense pressure, and issues with her sexual identity. Love and betrayal force her to confront painful truths.

Not suitable for young audiences.

Winner of seven 2026 Hellenic Film Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Followed by audience Q&A with director Giorgos Georgopoulos and lead actor Vangelis Mourikis.

2025 / 104 mins / New York Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Adonis Kafetzopoulos, Maria Kassandra. Christos Valavanidis, Giorgos Souxes, Katerina Synapidou, Christina Tsafou

Hunger, personal dignity and moral compromise are the principal concerns of this dark comedy that explores how basic survival needs affect the choices people make. The story focuses on a stubbornly uncompromising unemployed journalist determined to hold on to his principles. Yet, faced with homelessness and hunger, he joins a group of gatecrashers who sneak into receptions to eat for free. Two questions are posed for the viewer to consider: How does hunger affect the meaning of integrity? Does integrity hold when the stomach is empty?

Winner 2026 Hellenic Film Academy Award: Best Supporting Actor, Christos Valavanidis

2025 / 101 mins / New York Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Nikolas Kasapis, Kora Karvouni, Dimitris Katalifos, Eleni Kokkidou, Giannis Sarakatsanis, Giannis Drakopoulos

A low-level civil servant is determined to give his six-year-old son the best possible education by enrolling him in an elite private school. Against all odds, he tries to raise the tuition money but finds himself in conflict with just about everyone around him. More than any other recent film, this dark comedy offers a telling look at the lives of working-class people trying to grasp the elusive Greek Dream.

Official Selection for TIFF 66 – Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the San Francisco Greek Film Festival

Followed by audience Q&A with director Tassos Gerakinis .

1956 | 140 mins
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Ellie Lambeti , Dimitris Horn, Giorgos Foundas ,Eleni Zafeiriou, Stephanos Stratigos, Notis Peryalis, Anestis Vlahos, Thanasis Veggos

Marina’s sister drowned herself, her brother is both headstrong and weak, and her widowed mother has a reputation for sleeping around. Plus, Marina, whose family was rich before the war, is aloof: so she’s the object of the jealousy and scorn of Hydra’s young men, especially Christos, whom she rejected. She fears harassment whenever she leaves her house. When two Athenians on vacation board at Marina’s family home, things come to a head: she falls in love with Pavlos, one of the visitors, and he with her. The young men in town stalk and jeer her; then play a cruel trick on Pavlos that goes awry with tragic results.

Hollywood Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film

Silver Bear (Moscow Film Festival -1958)

1955 | 90 mins
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Melina Merkouri, George Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis, Christina Kalogerikou, Voula Zouboulaki, Dionyssis Papayannopoulos, Sofia Vempo, Costas Kakavas, Tasso Kavadia, Nitsa Papa, Chrysoula Pateraki, G. Pomonis, Yannis Aleksandrides, Eleni Chalkousi, Yerasimos Malioris, Pitsilos Notis

Stella is a singer. Although she is in love with Miltos, a soccer player, she repeatedly rejects his marriage proposals. When Miltos finally forces her to accept the idea of marriage, Stella does not appear in church, despite Miltos repeatedly warning her that he will kill her if she doesn’t marry him. Miltos kills her with a dagger at end of the film.

Hollywood Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film

1954 | 91 minutes
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Elli Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Georgios Pappas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Chrysoula Pateraki, Tasso Kavadia

Two young boys steal the clothes—and with them, a lottery ticket—of a young saleswoman while she is taking her Sunday swim. The ticket is subsequently bought by a poor musician. When it turns out to be the winning ticket, the saleswoman remembers its number and stubbornly claims her share from the musician. In the end, they divide the prize money and join their lives together.

Diploma of Merit Award at the Edinburgh Festival

1964| 142 mins
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Lila Kedrova, Irene Papa, George Fountas, Eleni Anousaki, Sotiris Moustakas, George Vogiatzis, Anna Kyriakou

Basil, a young English writer of Greek ancestry, meets an older, free-spirited Greek peasant named Zorba on the island of Crete. While Zorba pursues a relationship with Madame Hortense, an agig French courtesan, the inhibited Basil summons up the courage to court a young widow. The young, unhappy Englishman finds himself learning valuable life lessons from Zorba, the earthy peasant who has a zeal for everything he does.

7 Oscar Nominations (Best Film, Direction, Scenario Adapation, Photography, Scenery, Actor in Leading Role, Actress in Supporting Role)

3 Oscar Awards (Photography, Scenery, Actress in Supporting Role)

Golden Globe

International Critics Award