11 May 2021 11:02am
The 15th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is celebrating the breadth and depth of Greek Cinema today. The LAGFF virtual edition will offer New Greek Cinema with curated features, shorts, documentaries, animations on a secure platform accompanied by a host of webinars, live and pre-recorded Q&A sessions. Due to COVID-19, the festival will run on-demand only for this year from May 10 to May 30th. The virtual component allows this year’s Festival to reach a global audience.
With over 60 features, shorts, docs, and animated films, LAGFF 2021 is the largest online Greek Film Festival outside of Greece. LAGFF showcases new films from Greece and Cyprus and includes works by international filmmakers of Greek descent. The Festival promotes Greek cinema, cultural exchange and helps to bridge the gap between Greek filmmakers and Hollywood. Among the webinars to be announced and free of charge are a workshop pointing to a novel film set management approach with mediation p
Singer-songwriter Haroula Rose Discusses Her Debut Film ‘Once Upon a River’
Haroula Rose, singer, songwriter, and debut filmmaker emulates cinema from countries outside of the US in her understated adaptation of Bonnie Jo Campbell’s
Once Upon a River.
Once Upon a River
First Run
September 2020 Reeling Chicago Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (US) / October 2020 Chicago International Film Festival / May 2021 Virtual Cinemas and On Demand (UK)
Set in the 1970s,
Once Upon a River (2019) is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane’s (Kenadi DelaCerna) odyssey along the Stark River (a fictional version of Kalamazoo River). After experiencing a series of traumas, she leaves her home in rural Michigan and sets off in search of her estranged mother. Along the way, she tries to heal past wounds as she meets friends and foes and experiences wonder and danger.
Christmas Blood - Scandanavian Noir. A psycho Santa in a bloody Xmas tale.
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An exclusive backstage pass into a fascinating underground world of alternative Christmas music. Starring an eclectic cast of characters – The Flaming Lips, Run DMC, John Waters – plus two dozen amazing & original songs, this is a cinematic sleigh ride into the strange and sublime universe of alternative Xmas music.
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In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas, everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
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