1. Kapaemahu, animation Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four giant boulders. The stones still stand on Waikiki Beach, but their true story has been hidden - until now. 2. Adelina, documentary Kosovar filmmaker, Rita Krasniqi, has been working as a writer and director, ... Read More
1. AIKĀNE, animation A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they fall in love and an epic adventure begins. 2. Cruising Tales In India, documentary 3. Ce fruit, animation 4. Prisoner Of Society, documentary Prisoner of Society is an ... Read More
1. Overcoming, documentary + q&a On the 20th anniversary of the opening of crossing points, OVERCOMING tells the inspiring story of Cypriot women, queers, and antimilitarist cismen challenging militarism and gender norms. Through diverse interviews, the film explores how the opening and closing of the checkpoints, as the sole passageways between north and south, have impacted the lives of Cypriots ... Read More
Port Authority (USA-France, 2019) Direction: Danielle Lessovitz. Language: English. With Greek subtitles. 94΄. Port Authority bus terminal is a grim place, inundated with have-nots and transients who first experience the notorious Big Apple cruelty. Paul, a youngster from Pittsburgh, is looking to start over, but his hopes disintegrate, as his stepsister Sara -whom he has never met in person- doesn’t ... Read More
1. Best Grandfather In The World, animation Animated documentary about the childhood memories of the protagonist Felix, about his very close relationship with his grandfather and how everything changes when the grandson decides to come out as gay. 2. Nazaria. Book 5: The Third Gender, documentary We don't have a choice on how we are born. We can't choose anything ... Read More
ORFEAS 2021 Queeropera The struggles of Orfeas, the first gay prime minister of Greece, against a history of oppression in the "land of heroes." The first queer opera in Greek is a post-modern sci-fi experimental work, oscillating between baroque melodrama, DIY collage, post-internet and VR/AI aesthetics. The film is dedicated to the memory of activist Zackie Oh!
A Woman's Way (Greece, 2009) Direction: Panos H. Koutras. Language: Greek. With English subtitles. 113΄. Forty-eight-year-old Yorgos is released from prison, after a 15-year sentence for a murder he committed in his native village. He spends his first night of freedom at a cheap hotel in the center of Athens, where he meets a transsexual prostitute named Strella. They sleep ... Read More
With the support of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 1 hour movie + 1 hour q&a @Olympion Hall (small room)
AKOE/AMFI: The Story of a Revolution (*Just to sleep on their chest…) (Greece, 2023) Direction: Iossif Vardakis. Language: Greek. With English subtitles. 72΄. Greece, 1977. A proposed law brings gay men and “transvestites” together in a historic event and sparks the creation of the first Greek LGBTQI+ movement. For the next 13 years, AKOE and its magazine Amfi, would define ... Read More
Port of Thessaloniki, Thursday June 27th, 2024, free admission Our beloved Port is once again transformed into a breathtaking open-air cinema, inviting us to take delight under the night sky the British politically hued comedy Pride, directed by Matthew Wasrchus, on Thursday June 27th, at 21:30. Through the screening of Pride, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Parallaxi are ... Read More
