Hellenic Film Society x NYWIFT Co-Present ‘Listen (Akouse Me)’ and ‘Broadway’

Join Hellenic Film Society & NYWIFT on Friday, October 6th as we proudly co-host a screening of Listen (Akouse Me) and Broadway. 

Listen (Akouse Me)

Written and directed by Maria Douza

Screening: Oct 6th – 7pm @ Village East Cinema
Screening will be followed by audience Q&A with director Maria Douza

2022 |108 minutes | New York Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Efthalia Papacosta, Dimitris Kitsos, Giorgos Pyrpasopoulos, Yoana Bukopvska Davidova, Mikos Koiukas, Vangelio Andreadaki

When a deaf teenage girl is forced to leave her progressive Athens school and return to the island where her father lives, she is confronted by the dangers brought on by prejudice and intolerance. Her own failure to adjust to the world of the hearing adds to the difficulties she faces. When the stability of her family is threatened and her personal relationships are in shambles, she begins the difficult task of facing the truth and ending self delusions that will lead her to forgiveness and reconciliation.

Hellenic Film Academy Award nomination – Best Supporting Actor (Giorgos Pyrpasopoulos).

Broadway

 Directed by Christos Massalas

Screening: Oct 6th – 9:20pm @ Village East Cinema

2022 | 97 minutes | New York Theatrical Premiere
In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Elsa Lekakou, Foivos Papadopoulos, Stathis Apostolou, Rafael Papad, Salim Talbi

A small squatter community of dancers, tramps, petty thieves, and a pet monkey establish a household in Broadway, an abandoned entertainment complex in Athens. The balance of their makeshift family is upset when a former member of the group, wanted dead by the city’s most dangerous mafioso, is released from prison and returns to Broadway. Recommended for mature audiences.

Nominated for 15 Hellenic Film Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Elsa Lekakou) and Best Actor (Foivos Papadopoulos)

The Hellenic Film Society USA presents its annual New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all  New Yorkers, October 5—15. For additional information on tickets and showtimes, CLICK HERE

About the Hellenic Film Society USA 

The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization rooted in the belief that Greek cinema should be part of the American cultural landscape. Based in Astoria, NY, the organization promotes feature films, documentaries, and film shorts made by Greek filmmakers and those of Greek descent, as well as films that promote the cultures of Greece and Cyprus. 

In addition to presenting its annual film festival, HFS collaborates with the prestigious Museum of the Moving Image on Always on Sunday, a series of monthly Greek film screenings.