Screen Grabs: It's all Greek (and Irish and French) to us - 48 hills
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Screen Grabs: It's all Greek (and Irish and French) to us - 48 hills
"This weekend sees the start of the 23rd San Francisco Greek Film Festival, which since 2004 has provided a local showcase for new screen work from the "cradle of Western civilization" still most associated with its contributions to arts and ideas in the ancient world. This latest edition brings together eight fictive features, sixteen documentaries of various length, and nine narrative shorts."
"The opening night selection on Sat/14 is Yannis Economides' Broken Vein, a taut suspense drama about a businessman whose financial straits drive him to some extreme, and disastrous, decisions. Eight days later on Sat/21 the fest closes with another, albeit less lethal, tale of economic duress: Amerissa Basta's Life In A Beat has as its protagonist a 20-year-old Athenian desperate to move out of her quarrelsome family's cramped flat."
"Other highlights include two features of LGBTQI+ interest, mock-doc The Great Massacre of Alimos and Sapphic romance Bearcave; two seriocomedies about middle-aged heroines ignoring their titles' advice, Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin and I Can't Jump and Don't Laugh, They'll See You; and Rooster, in which a not-so-humble janitor determines nothing will stop him from enrolling his 6-year-old son in an elite private school."
The San Francisco Greek Film Festival, now in its 23rd year, presents a diverse collection of Greek cinema including eight feature films, sixteen documentaries, and nine narrative shorts. The festival opens with Yannis Economides' Broken Vein, a suspense drama about financial desperation, and closes with Amerissa Basta's Life In A Beat, exploring economic hardship through a young woman's struggle for independence. Notable selections include LGBTQI+ films, comedies about middle-aged protagonists, and a film about a janitor's determination to enroll his son in private school. Post-screening receptions feature filmmaking talent, and most nonfiction content is accessible online, making Greek cinema accessible to Bay Area audiences.
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