Houston Greek Film Festival

Houston Greek Film Festival
Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 at 12:30pm
713-309-6836

Schedule:

12:30pm the coordinates (short)
Drama | 15mins | north american premiere
Elsa and martin's lives are slowly falling apart after their involvement in a legal case that's kept the location of a young woman's body hidden. Now elsa must make a choice to stay true to her sworn oath as a lawyer or do what's right.
(english)

12:30pm where we live (feature)
Drama | 90mins | gulf coast premiere
A day in the life of a young lawyer antonis spetsiotis that turns out quite unexpectedly, starting from the courts to end up in a wild scenery in the outskirts of athens.
(greek with english subtitles)

2:30pm the one note man (short)
Comedy | 23mins | gulf coast premiere
A muscian lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routine and rocking his world forever.
(english)

2:30pm sew torn (feature)
Drama | 95mins | back in houston
A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way. A zavitsanos brothers film.
(english)

4:45pm unorthodox (short)
Drama | 23mins | gulf coast premiere
703ad, byzantium. A peaceful farmer is accused of heresy and sentenced to 24 hours of mandatory prayer, locked in a medieval pillory. Due to an invasion in the area, the officials forget to release him.
(greek with english subtitles)

4:45pm murderess (fonissa) (feature)
Drama | 97mins | gulf coast premiere
Hgff 2024 closing film
Greece's 2024 oscar submission
The story follows hadoula, an elderly midwife who has been hardened by years of surviving in a patriarchal society. Her life takes a dark turn as she confronts the limitations imposed on women in her society, leading her to acts of defiance and ultimately violence. The film adapts alexandros papadiamantis’s classic novella, which has been described as one of greece's finiest examples of modern literature and a powerful exploration of gender roles, family, and societal oppression.
(greek with english subtitles)