The Hellenic Film Society continues its Always on Sunday monthly Greek film series with a screening of the powerful domestic drama Dignity on Sunday, February 18 at 3pm at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.
A trailer for the film can be seen here.
The film, which won the 2022 Thessaloniki International Film Festival Audience Award, is the directorial feature film debut of Dimitris Katsimiris, who also wrote the screenplay. The strong ensemble cast includes veteran actress Vangelio Andreadaki, who received a Hellenic Film Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The story follows a family gathering celebrating their ailing father’s birthday that turns into an intense confrontation when the subject turns to who will care for him. Secrets and mistakes of the past are revealed, changing the lives of all involved. Katsimiris credits his early career as a social worker for sharpening his understanding of seniors.
“I hope my film raises questions and inspires conversation about caring for the elderly. Do we stand by them in difficult times, or do we take the nursing home solution? These are tough questions.” “Dignity is a powerful film that raises provocative questions that most families will have to face at some point,” says Hellenic Film Society president Maria C. Miles. “We are proud to present an encore screening of this film, which was so enthusiastically received when it had its premiere at the New York Greek Film Expo 2023.”
For further information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.hellenicfilmusa.org and follow on Facebook and Instagram. The Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria, is conveniently located near public transportation. The screening is part of Always on Sunday, the Greek film series presented monthly by the Hellenic Film Society at the Museum of the Moving Image.
The series is partially supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature and administered by Flushing Town Hall.
About the Hellenic Film Society
USA The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization rooted in the belief that Greek cinema deserves to be part of the American cultural landscape. The organization promotes feature films, documentaries, and film shorts made by Greek filmmakers and those of Greek descent, as well as films that promote the cultures of Greece and Cyprus. In addition to collaborating with the prestigious Museum of the Moving Image for its series of monthly Greek film screenings, HFS presents the annual New York Greek Film Expo film festival.
HFS also hosts a YouTube channel offering free Greek films and interviews with filmmakers. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and the Kallinikeion Foundation are the lead supporters of the Hellenic Film Society USA. Additional support is provided by Microsoft, Greek National Tourism Organization, AHEPA, the New York City Council, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Flushing Town Hall, Antenna Satellite TV, and NYC & Company.
For additional information, please visit www.hellenicfilmusa.org, or call 347-934-9497.
