Krawitz Closes Film Festival With Dead Europe‏

After a three-week screening, the Greek Film Festival will close on Nov. 4 with the national premier of Dead Europe. Present to introduce the film will be special guest and award winning director Tony Krawitz.

His directing credits include the television series’ City Homicide and All Saints, as well as the short film Into the Night. His feature films are Jewboy,  screened at Cannes, The Tall Man, and Dead Europe, which came out this year.

Based on the novel by Melbourne writer Christos “The Slap” Tsiolkas and from the producers of Shame and Animal Kingdom, Dead Europe is a deep, densely wrought autopsy of Europe in which death hangs like a virus.

Following the passing of his father (William Zappa), Isaac (Ewen Leslie) takes the ashes back to his father’s birthplace in Greece where he finds himself on the trail of a buried family secret. An Australian of Greek parents who feels little connection with his ancestors, Isaac is drawn further and further down into the underbelly of contemporary Europe – a cemetery of dark revelations threatening to tear his family apart.

“The film’s dreaminess is captivating, it moves along like a thriller, which is a neat trick since the actual narrative is episodic and without any conventional suspense,” read one review.

SCREENINGS: (All at 7 p.m.)

Nov. 5: Larissa Confidential (No English Subtitles)

Nov. 6: Tied Red Thread (Warning: This film contains graphic violence)

Nov. 7: Nisos

9.15pm – Nisos 2

The full program is available online and tickets are on sale now through MCA Ticketing by calling 1300 306 776 or online at www.greekfilmfestival.com.au.

The Greek Film Festival of Sydney is an event of the Greek Festival of Sydney, an initiative of the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW and sponsored by the Bank of Cyprus Australia

For more information visit www.greekfilmfestival.com.au