Tickets – New York City Greek Film Festival

The Boar (To Kapri)

Synopsis: Fotis returns to a mountainous village in Epirus for the reading of his father’s will. He clashes with the villagers, the place, and his roots until he discovers that he is closer to his father than he ever thought.

Why Won’t You Dance? (Giati Den Horeveis;)

Synopsis: Anna, a shy girl, sits alone at a party. Vasilis, a shy guy, also sits alone at the same party. Vasilis really doesn’t want to talk to Anna. Anna is burdened by something. Their reluctant meeting will bring forth memories Anna would much rather ignore.

End of August
(Teli Avgoustou)

Synopsis: That summer, Amelia will discover her mother’s secret love affair and, refusing to believe what she saw, she will run away from home with Epaminondas, her first love. They will go on an adventure, testing themselves and everyone they meet along the way, ending up as children again in the arms of their parents by the end of the night.

When I Die
Let the Universe Burn

Synopsis: In May of 2021, my father’s life changed forever. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had to undergo a life changing operation. By using domestic ethnography through the lens of my camera, I wanted to capture his feelings and emotions post his surgery. His reflections upon his life helped me rediscover him. This film is a portrait of my father. It also captures a man who was balancing between life and death.

Wings

Synopsis: A woman receives a startling phone call from her son, while waiting for him and his girlfriend over for lunch.

The Knock

Synopsis: Andreas, a young man who deliberately refuses to socialize outside of his computer screen, is distracted by a knock deriving from the apartment next door. He becomes initially annoyed as the disruption threatens his routine. However, as time goes by, the knocking begins to resemble as a potential relationship. He fantasizes about a young girl behind the wall whom he would like to get in touch with.

Light of Light

Synopsis: Before his death in 1932, a monk created his own camera in one of the most isolated places in the world. Nearly a century later, a filmmaker discovers and reconstructs the 3000 preserved photographic plates, blending them with his own evocative Super 8, crafting a cinematic pilgrimage.