Crossing Borders Film
Festival - 2nd Edition
Meropion Foundation - Athens
6 - 7 - 8 June 2014
!!! Free entrance !!!
For info and reservations: 210-9571134 - cbf.athens@gmail.com
The festival will keep priority seating
Friday
6 June
19h - Festival Opening
* Press Conference
* Presentations, speeches
19.45h - Greek short films
selected by Simos
Korexenidis- subtitles in English
2. Driving Lesson - by Vasilis Kalamakis
3. Sword Fights - by Nasos Gatzoulis
4. Family Thrill - by Dimitris Stratakis
5. Washingtonia - by Konstantina Kotzamani
3. Sword Fights - by Nasos Gatzoulis
4. Family Thrill - by Dimitris Stratakis
5. Washingtonia - by Konstantina Kotzamani
6. Ambariza - Elena Dimitrakopoulou
21.15h
Theatrical Performance
A surprise performance!
21.45h -
Michalis and Tanya Nikoloudis
One guitar, one voice and a wonderful courtyard
Saturday 7 June 21h
21.00h - Beyond Assignment
Ed
Talavera and Dia Kontaxis (USA-GR)- 2011 - 35'
Three photographers work on longterm projects in Mexico, South Africa and Israel. That they are women should not matter, at the same time it is extremely important.
A portrait of Calumet, Michigan, a once thriving
mining town still haunted by the tragic events that inspired Woody Guthrie to
write the song "1913 Massacre".
23h - Mark Steiner & His Problems (NO/US)
Special
guest: Rena Papageorgiou
Swamp-rock / lounge-noir (à la Tindersticks,
Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen), featuring special guest problems Oddrunn Valestrand
(Tundra Mode) on violin & vocal + Celile Stille (Stillephonema) on vocal.
Performance includes songs from the new album "Saudade" (Stagger
Records) due for release this August.
Sunday 8 June
18h -
"CineKid - Surprise movie"
A
surprise movie for children of all ages! Greek subtitles, no English!
A light; lovely, positive and at times hilarious comedy of errors, located somewhere between Berlin, Paris and a film set.
(subtitles in English)
21.15h -The Fool and the
Princess
Matte Mourik (NL, 2014) - 50'
Jorge Zorreguieta was a member of the Argentinian Junta. He is also the father of the popular Dutch Queen Maxima. "Shrugging about it is bad for your spine"
(subtitles in English)
22.15h
- Ulfie Goes Home
Nia DiNata, Indonesia)
2009, 40'
Ulfie is a transgender from the conservative muslim region of Aceh (Indonesia), who moved to Jakarta. After years away from home, Ulfie visits Aceh again. How will her family and old friends react when they see Ulfie's transformation?
(subtitles in English)