SATURDAY MORNING & AFTERNOON SCREENINGS AT THE WGA
On Saturday, June 8, LAGFF will be in two venues: the Writers Guild Theater at 135 South Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, and, the Real D at 100 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The venues are 6 blocks from one another. Please note, underground parking at the Real D is $5.00. Parking at the WGA is complimentary, and screening times at the WGA are as follows:
10:00 am
FOOD FOR LOVE*
Greece, 2013, 52 min, US Premiere
Director: Marianna Economou
Producer: Lilette Botassi
[TRAILER]
Some Greek mothers show their love by regularly preparing veritable feasts for their children, who attend university some distance away from home.
Preceded by:
PORSCHE*
Sweden, 2013, 14 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer: Nicolas Kolovos
Producer: Olle Wirenhead, Helena Wirenhead
Cast:Nina Zanjani, Johan Friberg, Anna Persson, Angelina Liljekvist
A red Porsche, a fashionable mom and a toddler. Place them all in a parking lot, apply a degree of rush and watch the story unfold, while you wish for more.
And...
ARCHIVE
USA, 2013, 38 min, World Premiere
Documentary
Director/Producer: Chris Emmanouilides
[TRAILER]
Documentary essay inspired by a family trip to Greece, reflecting on the end of traditional photography and the birth of the digital universe.
12:30 pm
LITTLE LAND*
Greece, 2013, 52 min, US Premiere
Community Partner: Pan-Icarian Brotherhood of America
Director: Nikos Dayandas
Writers: Nikos Dayandas, Yuri Averof
Producers: Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof
[TRAILER]
A 35-year-old unemployed Athenian settles on the remote island of Ikaria. There, he discovers a society with a unique culture based on autonomy and cooperation, and blessed with peace and exceptional longevity.
*2013 Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival: WWF Award, ERT3 Broadcast Award
Preceded by:
THE LITTLE PALACE OF AORIA (To Palataki ton Aorion)*
Greece, 2013, 24min, World Premiere
Documentary
Community Partners:
Southern California Cretan Association
Cretans Omonia of Orange County
Director/Producer: Vassilis Panagiotakopoulos
[TRAILER]
Over the last two decades, a ghost town in the Cretan mountains is restored and turned into a bustling village through the locals' solidarity and self-determination.
And...
ONE TOWN, ONE TEAM, MY TEAM - PLATANIAS (Mia Polis, Mia Omada, i Omada mou)*
Greece, 2013, 16 min, World Premiere
Documentary
Community Partners:
Southern California Cretan Association
Cretans Omonia of Orange County
Director/Writer: Lakis Matthiopoulos
Producer: Lakis Matthiopoulos, Takis Dimopoulos
[TRAILER]
History and dreams, reality and wishes, joys and sorrows of a town and its soccer team, Platanias, in Chania, Crete.
3:00 pm
SHORTS PROGRAM
Golden Dawn, Dark Nights: 7 Voices
Community Partner: USC Cinematic Arts
VICIOUS CIRCLE
Greece, 2012, 6 min, US premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Salvador Georgantas
Cast: Argiris Thanasoulas, George Krasadakis, Spiridon Milionis, Vangelis Fotinakis
[TRAILER]
A guy's unfortunate resemblance to an infamous politician results in a farcical chase through the streets of Athens.
SPHINX*
Greece, 2012, 19 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Konstantinos Karamaghiolis
Cast: Manos Vakousis, Elias Moulas, Euthimis Zisakis, Alexandros Chrysanthopoulos
[TRAILER]
A youth flirting with becoming a member of a fascist group, experiences a reality check.
SANTA WHO? (Poios Vassilis?)*
Greece, 2011, 24 min, World Premiere
Director/Adaptation: Dimitris Moutsiakas
Producer: Dimitris Spyrou
Cast: Dimitris Bikiropoulos, Charis Fragoulis, Andreas Konstandinou, Dimitra Trikka
[TRAILER]
On a Christmas Eve, an old barber and a little girl encounter a dangerous Santa...
DICHOTOMOUS
Canada, 2013, 30 min, US Premiere
Directors: Peter James, Philippos Balabanos
Writers: Philippos Balabanos, Peter James
Executive Producers: Angelis Sarbanis, Gregory C. Pappas
Cast: Constantine Kourtidis, Leonidas Pappas, Peter James, Karine Dashney
[TRAILER]
The leader of the Montreal chapter of the ultranationalist Golden Dawn is on the hunt, and the only obstacle in his way will turn out to be a man just like himself.
45 DEGREES*
Greece, 2012, 15 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Georgis Grigorakis
Cast: Stelios Xanthoudakis, Giannis Tsortekis, Eleytheria Komi, Bakar Albakar
[TRAILER]
Athens, August 2012. 45 degrees. It's getting dark, but the city is still in the grip of the relentless heat - and so is a family that finds itself between a rock and a hard place.
Km*
Greece, 2012, 11 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer: Christos Nikou
Producers: Iraklis Mavroidis, Angelos Venetis
Cast: Evi Saoulidou, Aris Servetalis
[TRAILER]
Stuck in a car, a couple seems to experience the intense end of their relationship.
JACHALAY*
Greece, 2013, 6 min, World Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Manos Gerogiannis and Yannis Zoumakis
[TRAILER]
Aloof witnesses or protective observers, the giant Jachalays stand by humanity in a time of dissent towards something not yet understood.
