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Lesvia w/ Testudo HermanniLesvia w/ Testudo Hermanni

Lesvia w/ Testudo Hermanni

Saturday, October 12, 2024

6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

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Tzeli Hadjidimitriou (Dir), 78 minutes, Greece, Western New York Premiere

In Modern Greek + English w/ English subtitles.

Greek cinematographer/filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou humorously describes herself as "a double lesbian...a woman who grew up on Lesbos and is also a lesbian" in this illuminating, nostalgic, and kaleidoscopic portrait of the sun-soaked village of Eressos on the idyllic island of Lesbos in the Northeast Aegean Sea, where women who love women from around the world have been gathering since the late 1970s.

Many thanks to the folks at The Film Collaborative.

w/

"Testudo Hermanni"

G. Anthony Svatek (Dir), 7 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Director G. Anthony Svatek in attendance.

A portrait of my mother, my tortoise, and mild winters.

  • Video from Lesvia

    Directed by: Tzeli Hadjidimitriou

    Still from Lesvia

    Still from Lesvia

    Directed by: Tzeli Hadjidimitriou

  • Still from Testudo Hermanni

    Still from Testudo Hermanni

    Directed by: G. Anthony Svatek

Saturday, October 12, 2024

6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Venue Website ⟶

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