(L-to-R) Greek stars on the Red Carpet. Director Angelos Frantzis; Actors Katia Goulioni, Andreas Konstantinou (MURPHY’S LAW), and Angeliki Papoulia (ARCADIA); Director Vladimir Subotic (UTOPOLIS) at New York Greek Film Expo 2025 Opening Night. Photo Credit: Anastassios Mentis / Mentis Studio
ASTORIA, New York – The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) opened the New York Greek Film Expo 2025 on October 2 at the Directors Guild Theater in Manhattan with a sold-out reception and near-capacity crowd for the US premiere of MURPHY’S LAW. On October 7-8, the Expo moves to the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, NJ; then concludes October 10-12 with a special retrospective of the work of master filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris at Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria
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At a special reception prior to the screening, filmgoers had the opportunity to meet visiting
filmmakers and actors from Greece, who will present their movies throughout the Expo.
MURPHY’S LAW, a comedy, screened for the first time in the US. Starring Katia Goulioni and
Andreas Konstantinou, two of Greece’s most celebrated actors today, the film follows Mary
Alice (Goulioni), a failed and deeply conflicted actress longing for major roles. After a serious
accident on her 40th birthday, she’s thrust her into an alternate reality where she must play the
parts that could have been hers had she made different choices in life. The producers refer to it
as a “psychoanalytic screwball comedy.”
The film also stars Elizabeth Bitouni, Thanos Tokakis, Constantine Makroulakis, Vangelio
Andreadaki, Daphne Alexander, and Nikos Kouros.
Immediately following, HFS president Maria C. Miles welcomed the director and actors on stage
for an audience Q&A. Goulioni and Konstantinou remarked about working together for the
third time, then they, along with Frantzis, spoke about the production of the film before taking
questions from the audience.
Director Angelos Frantzis and Lead Actors Katia Goulioni and Andreas Konstantinou are interviewed by a reporter ahead of the US premiere of their film, MURPHY’S LAW, on Opening Night at New York Greek Film Expo 2025. Photo Credit: Anastassios Mentis / Mentis Studio
Also in attendance were Consul General of Greece in New York Iphigenia Kanara, Consul
General of Cyprus in New York Kyriakos Pogiatzis, and Greek National Tourism Organization
Director Konstantinos Charokopos, among others.
The audience applauds MURPHY’S LAW, the Opening Night screening at New York Greek Film Expo 2025. Photo Credit: Anastassios Mentis / Mentis Studio
From October 3-5, New York Greek Film Expo will run at the Village East Cinema, Second Avenue
as 12 Street in Manhattan. The opening weekend kicks off on Friday, October 3 at 7 pm with the
New York premiere of MEAT. When a young man commits murder, his father goes to extremes
to shield him from prosecution and conviction. Mature audiences only – nudity, adult situations.
WINNER Hellenic Film Academy Award Best Actor 2025 (Kostas Nikouli); Thessaloniki
International Film Festival: Greek Critics Award; and Berlin Greek Film Festival: Best Feature Film.
Director and Screenwriter Dimitris Nakos will participate in a Q&A following the screening.
(L-to-R) Following the screening of MURPHY’S LAW on Opening night at the New York Greek Film Expo, Director Angelos Frantzis, Lead Actors Andreas Konstantinou and Katia Goulioni, along with Hellenic Film Society President Maria C. Miles participate in an audience Q&A. Photo Credit: Anastassios Mentis / Mentis Studio
On October 7-8, the Expo moves to the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, NJ; then concludes October 10-12 with a special retrospective of the work of master filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris at Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.
For complete schedules, locations, and tickets visitwww.hellenicfilmsociety.org.
About the Hellenic Film Society
The Hellenic Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Greek cinema and sharing the
richness of Greek films with American audiences. Based in Astoria, NY, HFS presents an array of feature films,
documentaries, and shorts by Greek filmmakers and those of Greek descent, as well as works that highlight the cultures
of Greece and Cyprus.
In addition to its annual New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, the Society is known for its
ongoing Always on Sunday monthly film series, presented in collaboration with the prestigious Museum of the Moving
Image. Additionally, the organization partners with other prominent film festivals across the United States, including the
Chicago Greek Film Expo, the South Florida Greek Film Festival, and the Atlanta Greek Film Expo.
The Kallinikeion Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) are the lead supporters of the Hellenic Film
Society. Additional support is provided by Microsoft, Greek National Tourism Organization, New York State Council on
the Arts, the New York City Council, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and Antenna Satellite TV.
For more information, to volunteer, or to support our mission, visit www.hellenicfilmsociety.org.
