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1 pm - GUEST STAR

Direction, screenplay: Vasilis Christofilakis

2023, 88 mins, New York premiere

This satirical dark comedy centers on the hapless son of famous actors who is given a chance to earn his own place in the public eye by hosting a late-night TV talk show. Things get complicated when a fake love affair with an eccentric singer is set up to enhance his public image.

Followed by audience Q&A with director Vasilis Christofilakis

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3:30 pm - ΤΗΕ PROMOTION

ΕΞΕΛΙΞΗ
Direction, screenplay: Periklis Choursoglou

2023, 99 mins, New York premiere

Promoted to a higher rank, a professor invites his father to travel with him from Athens to Thessaloniki to attend the university's promotion ceremony. The trip provides an opportunity for father and son to sharpen their connection by reliving past experiences and memories. A plot twist toward the end of the film deepens the drama and points to the value of cathartic healing.

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6 pm - THE RHAPSODIST

ΡΑΨΩΔΟΣ
Direction: Nikolai Hamel
Screenplay: Prometheus Aleifer, Nikolai Hamel

2023, 97 mins, New York premiere

In classical Greece, a rhapsodist was a professional performer of epic poetry. Here he is a storyteller in a bar, captivating patrons with increasingly bizarre tales of magic and petty crime. The "anything goes" vibe makes for an actors' tour de force and a film that is as zany as it is entertaining.

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