FILM SELECTIONS
2024 FILM SELECTIONS
COMING OCTOBER 2024
(when buying tickets to any film, you get to watch the short(s) and feature film - they're paired together!)
PAST FILM SELECTIONS
2023 Film Selections
11:20AM (short)
Drama | 14min | North American Premiere
Writer: Dimitris Nakos
Director: Dimitris Nakos
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TEDDY BEAR (feature)
Romantic Comedy | 105mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Vassilis Xiros
Director: Vassilis Xiros
A LA CARTE (SHORT)
Drama | 12mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Taxiarchis Deligiannis, Vasilis Tsiouvaras
Directors: Taxiarchis Deligiannis, Vasilis Tsiouvaras
AMPHILOCHIOS: SAINT OF PATMOS (SHORT)
Documentary | 31mins | USA Premiere
Writers: Thomaida Hudanish, Timothy Patitsas
Directors: Thomaida Hudanish, Timothy Patitsas
THE ARMCHAIR ON THE PAVEMENT (SHORT)
Drama | 15min | USA Premiere
Writer: Mary Kolonia
Director: Mary Kolonia
BLACK STONE (FEATURE)
Comedy | 87min
Writers: Spiros Jacovides, Ziad Semaan
Director: Spiros Jacovides
DIGNITY (FEATURE)
Drama | 75min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Dimitris Katsimiris
Director: Dimitris Katsimiris
DODO (FEATURE)
Comedy | 132min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Panos H. Koutras
Director: Panos H. Koutras
DUSTLIGHT (SHORT)
Drama | 20min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Chryssanthi Kouri
Director: Chryssanthi Kouri
THE EMPTY CHAIR (SHORT)
Drama | 23min | USA Premiere
Writer: John Semander
Director: Andrew Michael Shebay
FIRE BORN (SHORT)
Drama | 14min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Daniel Carsenty, Katerina Hoyo-Frederickson
Director: Daniel Carsenty
GREEK PHILOSOPHIA AND CHICKENS (SHORT)
Comedy | 24min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Despina Moraitu Politzi
Director: Aimiende Negbenebor Sela
IMAN (FEATURE)
Drama | 110min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Korinna Avraamidou, Kyriakos Tofaridis
Directors: Korinna Avraamidou, Kyriakos Tofaridis
IMBROGLIO (SHORT)
Drama | 23min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Dimitris Papagiannopoulos
Director: Dimitris Papagiannopoulos
KARAGIOZIS: THE MOVIE (FEATURE)
Animated Comedy | 74min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Athos Danellis
Directors: Akis Karras, Christos Leivaditis, Ekaterini Papageorgiou
LISTEN (FEATURE)
Drama | 105min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Maria Douza
Director: Maria Douza
LITTLE DOGGIE (SHORT)
Drama | 26min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Giorgos Ntounis
Director: Giorgos Ntounis
MY DAD'S DINER (SHORT)
Drama | 16min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Tommy Savas
Director: Tommy Savas
MY FATHER'S STUDIO (FEATURE)
Documentary | 75min | USA Premiere
Writer: Kalliopi Legaki
Director: Kalliopi Legaki
ON XERXES' THRONE (SHORT)
Drama | 15min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Evi Kalogiropoulou
Director: Evi Kalogiropoulou
PATCHWORK (FEATURE)
Drama | 87min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Janine Teerling
Director: Petros Charalambous, Janine Teerling
SHADOW (SHORT)
Drama | 15min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Ifigenia Dimitriou
Director: Ifigenia Dimitriou
TIME TO WAKE UP (SHORT)
Drama | 4min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Paschalis Doumanis
Director: Paschalis Doumanis
VENIZELOS: THE STRUGGLE FOR ASIA MINOR (FEATURE)
Docudrama | 85min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Apostolos Karakasis, Nikolas Papadis Papadakis
Director: Nikos Dayandas
ZAKROS (FEATURE)
Documentary | 109min | USA Premiere
Writers: Filippos Koutsaftis, Kyriakos Margaritis
Director: Filippos Koutsaftis
2022 Film Selections
18 (feature)
Drama | 95min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Vasilis Douvlis
Director: Vasilis Douvlis
APPLES (feature)
Drama | 90min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Christos Nikou and Stavros Raptis
Director: Christos Nikou
BROKEN SOUND (feature)
Documentary | 80min | USA Premiere
Writer: Anastasios Barbatsis
Director: Fivos Kontogiannis
BRUTALIA, DAYS OF LABOUR (short)
Drama | 25min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Manolis Mavris
Director: Manolis Mavris
CASTRO (short)
Drama | 8min | World Premiere
Writers: Socratis Zavitsanos, Diamantis Zavitsanos
Directors: Socratis Zavitsanos, Diamantis Zavitsanos
CHRISTMAS PRESENT (short)
Animated Drama | 7min | North American Premiere
Writer: Petros Koskinas
Director: Konstantinos P. Kakarountas
ECHOES OF THE PAST (feature)
Drama | 99min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Dimitrios Katsantonis
Director: Nicholas Dimitropoulos
I LOVE GREECE (feature)
Comedy | 90min | North American Premiere
Writers: Nafsika Guerry-Karamaounas, Chloé Larouchi
Director: Nafsika Guerry-Karamaounas
ISKIOMA (short)
Thriller | 15min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Dimosthenis Papamarkos
Director: Kostas Gerampinis
JUST LIKE WATER (short)
Drama | 13min
Writers: Elina Daraklitsa, Manos Triantafillakis
Director: Manos Triantafillakis
KING OTTO (feature)
Documentary | 82min
Writer: Christopher Marks
Director: Christopher Marks
MAGNETIC FIELDS (feature)
Drama | 78min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Yorgos Gousis, Elena Topalidou, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos
Director: Yorgos Gousis
MEMOIR OF A VEERING STORM (short)
Drama | 14min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Sofia Georgovassili
Director: Sofia Georgovassili
NEXTING (short)
Drama | 12min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Joanna Fyllidou
Director: Karina Logotheti
PACK OF SHEEP (feature)
Drama | 113min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Dimitris Kanellopoulos
Director: Dimitris Kanellopoulos
PEBBLE (short)
Drama | 14min | North American Premiere
Writer: Eliza Gerontakis
Director: Karina Logothetis
THE RIDE (short)
Drama | 15min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: George Leontakianakos
Director: Alexandra Dyranis-Maounis
SENIOR CITIZEN (feature)
Drama | 84min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Marinos Kartikkis
Director: Marinos Kartikkis
THE SISTERS KARRAS (feature)
Drama | 83min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Micah Stathis
Director: Micah Stathis
SMYRNA, MY BELOVED (feature)
Drama | 141min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Mimi Denissi, Martin Sherman
Director: Grigoris Karantinakis
TO VANCOUVER (short)
Drama | 24min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Artemis Anastasiadou
Director: Artemis Anastasiadou
UMBILICAL (short)
Drama | 13min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Elpida Stathatou
Director: Elpida Stathatou
VASY'S ODYSSEY (feature)
Comedy | 105min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Vasileios Papatheocharis
Director: Vasileios Papatheocharis
WITH NEW EYES (short)
Drama | 18min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Alexandra Dyranis-Maounis, George Leontakianakos
Director: George Leontakianakos
2021 Film Selections
ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES (feature)
Drama | 107min | USA Premiere
Writer: Michalis Konstantatos
Director: Michalis Konstantatos
BALLAD FOR A PIERCED HEART (feature)
Drama | 140min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Yannis Economides
Directors: Yannis Economides, Harry Lagoussis, Dimosthenis Papamarkos
BEING PRESENT (feature)
Documentary | 83min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Yorgos Avgeropoulos
Director: Yorgos Avgeropoulos
COSMIC CANDY (feature)
Drama | 95min
Writers: Katerina Kaklamani, Rinio Dragasaki
Director: Rinio Dragasaki
ENTWINED (feature)
Drama | 89min
Writers: John de Holland, Minos Nikolakakis
Director: Minos Nikolakakis
IN THE STRANGE PUSRSUIT OF LAURA DURAND (feature)
Comedy | 98min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Dimitris Bavellas, Katerina Kleitsioti
Director: Dimitris Bavellas
IN THE WINE DARK SEA (feature)
Documentary | 97min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Manolis Stavrakakis, Maritina Stavrakaki, Chrisa Giorgi
Director: Chrisa Giorgi
THE JOURNEY OF ASKAVLOS (feature)
Documentary | 88min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Yorgos Arvanitis
Director: Yorgos Arvanitis
LETHAL NATIONALISM: GENOCIDE OF THE GREEKS 1913-1923 (feature)
Documentary | 70min
Writer: John McCarthy
Director: Peter Lambrinatos
MY REMBETIKA BLUES (feature)
Documentary | 83min
Writer: M.Zournazi
Director: M.Zournazi
NIKOS KAROUZOS - POEMS ON THE TAPE RECORDER (feature)
Documentary | 102min | USA Premiere
Writers: Andreas Vakalios, Ilias Liatsopoulos
Director: Yannis Karpouzis
PARI (feature)
Drama | 101min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Siamak Etemadi
Director: Siamak Etemadi
TAILOR (feature)
Drama | 100min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Sonia Liza Kenterman, Tracy Sunderland
Director: Sonia Liza Kenterman
WINDOW TO THE SEA (feature)
Drama | 105min | USA Premiere
Writers: Luis Moya Redrado, Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
WINONA (feature)
Drama | 88min
Writer: The Boy (Alexandros Voulgaris)
Director: The Boy (Alexandros Voulgaris)
ANATHEMA (short)
Drama | 15min | World Premiere
Writer: Paolo Antypas
Director: Paolo Antypas
ANGELOS AT CHRISTMAS (short)
Drama | 18min | World Premiere
Writer: Fotis Zampetakis
Director: Fotis Zampetakis
ANTIVIRUS (short)
Drama | 15min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Anastasia Sima
Director: Anastasia Sima
BEAUTIFUL (short)
Drama | 15min | World Premiere
Writer: Konstantinos Mousoulis
Director: Konstantinos Mousoulis
CAST-OUTS (short)
Comedy (animated) | 15min | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Alexandros Romanos Lizardos, Giorgos Komiotis
Directors: Alexandros Romanos Lizardos, Akis Melachris
CORFU, THE ISLAND OF PANCAKES (short)
Documentary | 54min | USA Premiere
Writer: Spyros Badios
Director: Spyros Badios
DEATH UNDER CONTROL (short)
Documentary | 40min | World Premiere
Writer: Smaragda Nitsopoulou
Director: Smaragda Nitsopoulou
HELLENIC PLACES: HERMOUPOLIS (short)
Documentary (animated) | 18min | USA Premiere
Writer: Vassilis K. Karamitsanis
Director: Charalambos Margaritis
HIGHWAY 13 (short)
Thriller | 20min | USA Premiere
Writer: Stan Papulkas
Director: Stan Papulkas
IFIGENEIA: NO MORE TEARS (short)
Drama | 18min | USA Premiere
Writer: George Georgakopoulos
Director: George Georgakopoulos
LOVE REACHES EVERYWHERE (short)
Documentary | 35min | World Premiere
Writer: Sean Bloomfield
Director: Cimela Kidonakis
THE PARDONER'S SALE (short)
Comedy | 16min | World Premiere
Writer: George N Koulouris
Director: George N Koulouris
SILENT NOTES (short)
Drama | 11min
Writer: Kiki Tsakalakis
Director: Kiki Tsakalakis
UNLONELY (short)
Drama | 9min | World Premiere
Writer: Sotiris Petridis
Director: Natalia Lampropoulou
VIOLETTA (short)
Drama | 15min | USA Premiere
Writer: Fivos Imellos
Director: Fivos Imellos
WOLVES (short)
Drama | 8min | USA Premiere
Writer: Vanessa Adamopoulou
Director: Antonis Morgan Konstantoudakis
BY THE LIGHT OF THINE EYES: 200 YEARS OF GREECE (short)
Documentary | 49min | Special Presentation
Writer: Nikos Aktypis
Director: Constantin Pilavios
2020 Film Selections
ATHOS, THE WORLD'S BRIGHTEST PEAK (feature)
Documentary | 60mins | USA Premiere
Writer: Argyris Liapis
Director: Argyris Liapis
DEFUNCT (feature)
Comedy/Drama | 100mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Zacharias Mavroeidis
Director: Zacharias Mavroeidis
DIGGER (feature)
Drama | 101mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Georgis Grigorakis
Director: Georgis Grigorakis
EFTIHIA (feature)
Biography Drama | 123mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Katerina Bei
Director: Angelos Frantzis
MELTEM (feature)
Drama | 87mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Basile Doganis
Director: Basile Doganis
THE MIRACLE OF THE SARGASSO SEA (feature)
Drama | 121mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Youla Boudali, Syllas Tzoumerkas
Director: Syllas Tzoumerkas
NOT TO BE UNPLEASANT, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A SERIOUS TALK (feature)
Comedy/Drama | 100mins
Writer: Maria Fakinou, Giorgos Georgopoulos
Director: Giorgos Georgopoulos
THE ROCKET (feature)
Comedy/Drama | 100mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Stefanos Sitaras
Director: Stefanos Sitaras
THE SIEGE ON LIPERTI STREET (feature)
Action | 88mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Stavros Pamballis
Director: Stavros Pamballis
STILL RIVER (feature)
Drama | 133mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Angelos Frantzis
Director: Angelos Frantzis
YIORGOS OF KEDROS (feature)
Documentary | 82mins | USA Premiere
Writer: Yiannis Kolozis, Yiorgos Kolozis
Director: Yiannis Kolozis, Yiorgos Kolozis
A SIMPLE LIFE. (short)
Documentary | 18mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Myrto Papadogeorgou, Robert Harding Pittman
Director: Myrto Papadogeorgou, Robert Harding Pittman
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND THE SKY (short)
Drama | 9mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Vasilis Kekatos
Director: Vasilis Kekatos
GRANDPA VASILI (short)
Comedy | 28mins | World Premiere
Writer: James Prineas
Director: James Prineas
LATER APHRODITES (short)
Drama | 17mins | USA Premiere
Writer: Demeter Stavropoulos
Director: Demeter Stavropoulos
RE-LIVE (short)
Drama | 17mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Sotiris Petridis
Director: Tania Nanavraki, Sotiris Petridis
2019 Film Selections
TO THE MOON AND BACK (short)
Drama | 12mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Stelana Kliris
Director: Stelana Kliris
HOLY BOOM (feature)
Drama | 99mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Maria Lafi
Director: Maria Lafi
ABOVE LIMITS (short)
Drama | 9mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Petra Terzi, Thalia Alexiou
Director: Petra Terzi
KAZANTZAKIS (feature)
Drama | 121mins
Writer: Yannis Smaragdis
Director: Yannis Smaragdis
FREEDOM BESIEGED (feature)
Documentary | 99mins | United States Premiere
Writer: Panayioti Yannitsos
Director: Panayioti Yannitsos
EPIPHANY (feature)
Drama | 86mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Katina Sossiadis
Director: Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Katina Sossiadis
SKAROS (short)
Drama | 11mins | World Premiere
Writer: The Zavitsanos Brothers
Director: The Zavitsanos Brothers
1968 (feature)
Docudrama | 94mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Tassos Boulmetis
Director: Tassos Boulmetis
THE SILENCE OF THE DYING FISH (short)
Drama | 20mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Vasilis Kekatos
Director: Vasilis Kekatos
PITY (feature)
Drama | 99mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Babis Makridis, Efthimis Filippou
Director: Babis Makridis
THE HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS (short)
Drama | 16mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Konstantinos Gerakis
Director: Konstantinos Gerakis
SCOPOPHILIA (feature)
Thriller | 71mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Sotiris Petridis
Director: Natalia Lampropoulou, Ilektra Aggeletopoulou
DEFINITELY SOY (short)
Thriller | 14mins | World Greek Film Festival Premiere
Writer: George Zouvelos
Director: Ruben Zaccaroni
IZZY (short)
Comedy | 20mins | United States Premiere
Writer: Micah Stathis
Director: Micah Stathis
WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNER (feature)
Documentary | 72mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Marianna Economou
Director: Marianna Economou
ATHINA-STOCKHOLM (short)
Drama | 13mins | United States Premiere
Writer: Anastasia Sima
Director: Anastasia Sima
PAUSE (feature)
Drama | 96mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Tonia Mishiali, Anna Fotiadou
Director: Tonia Mishiali
2018 Film Selections
POLYXENI (feature)
Drama | 100mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Dora Masklavanou
Director: Dora Masklavanou
TWO OF FIVE MILLION (short)
Documentary | 6mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Socratis Zavitsanos, Diamantis Zavitsanos
Directors: Socratis Zavitsanos, Diamantis Zavitsanos
CONFINED (short)
Drama | 2mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Socratis Zavitsanos, Diamantis Zavitsanos
Directors: Socratis Zavitsanos, Diamantis Zavitsanos
PET (short)
Drama | 12mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writers: Chris Moraitis (Dialogues: Katerina Filiotou)
Director: Chris Moraitis
KALINIXTA (short)
Drama | 35mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Thanos Kermitsis
Director: Thanos Kermitsis
GO FOR BROKE (short)
Drama | 31mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Marinos Sklavounakis
Director: Marinos Sklavounakis
9023 (short)
Drama | 8mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Sotiris Petridis
Directors: Sotiris Petridis, Tania Nanavraki
A SCREAM THAT'S TRAPPED INSIDE (short)
Horror | 15mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Savvas Christou
Director: Savvas Christou
SUNRISE IN KIMMERIA (feature)
Comedy | 100mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Simon Farmakas
Director: Simon Farmakas
THE WEDDING PARTY (feature)
Comedy | 112mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Thane Economou
Director: Thane Economou
WAITING ROOM (feature)
Thriller | 87mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Alexander Leontaritis
Director: Alexander Leontaritis
JAMAICA (feature)
Comedy | 98mins | Gulf Coast Premiere
Writer: Giorgos Feidas
Director: Andreas Morfonios