The story of an ill-fated romance between a young Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Their budding romance brings tragedy to her family and her village and leads to a confrontation during a pivotal battle that will change the course of history. Cast includes Patti LuPone and Christopher Plummer.

This award-winning documentary, told through the story of Greek-American restaurateur Valerie James, is an uplifting success story about perseverance, family and food. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant culture with women at the helm, as celebrity chefs including Maria Loi and Lidia Bastianich weigh in on current workplace issues.

Best Documentary, Provincetown International Film Festival, 2018

Director Joanna James, and chefs Valerie James and Maria Loi are expected to attend the screening.

Amid Greece’s economic turmoil, an oppressed housewife gets her first job as a cleaning woman at a shopping mall and unexpectedly finds empowerment and a sense of self-worth.

Six Hellenic Film Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

Director Nikos Labot, winner of the Best New Director Award by the Hellenic Film Academy, and leading actress Marisha Triantafyllidou, named Best Actress, are expected to attend all screenings.

The lives of four strangers living in the same diverse Athens neighborhood are upended when, on Palm Sunday, a teenager bombs a local mailbox, destroying documents of vital importance to each of them. Generational and ethnic differences add to the tensions in this film nominated for two Hellenic Film Academy Awards.

Two Hellenic Film Academy Award nominations

Director Maria Lafi is expected to attend the May 5 and May 6 screenings.

This lushly photographed, award-winning dramatization recounts the life of Nikos Kazantzakis, best known for writing Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ, and widely considered the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century.

Winner, Best of Show; Best Actor (Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos); Best Cinematography; Best Music Score, 2018 WorldFest Houston

Folk poet Vasiliki Papachristou Skoutela left Greece in 1931 for a better life in America, all the while keeping alive in her mind hundreds of ancient songs she had heard as a child in her mountain village in Epirus. At the age of 103, she returns to an economically depressed Greece and faces young people who, like she herself had done, are considering leaving home. Music legend Lakis Halkias appears in the film.

Director Athena Scotes is expected to attend the screening.

Told through performances, TV interviews, never-before-seen home movies, family photographs, private letters, and unpublished memoirs, this documentary reveals the essence of the legendary Greek-American opera singer who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.

When an accident befalls one of four friends spending a weekend in the woods, they seek shelter in what they believe is an abandoned house. Little do they know of the evil within in this thriller.

Winner, Audience Award, 2018 Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Director Christos Nikoleris is expected to attend the screening on May 8.

Biting satire about a Greek Cypriot trying to retrieve his dog from the Turkish side of Nicosia. This award-winning film was hailed by Variety as a “delightful…and intelligent comedy, which captures the absurdity and tragedy of a complicated political situation.” Named Best International Narrative Feature (Cyprus) at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.

Director Marios Piperides, winner of the Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Screenplay for this film, is expected to attend both screenings.